Morning Thread (1-19-2016)

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Good Morning Morons. Today is Tuesday, January 19, 2016. On this day in 1977 it snowed in Miami. This is the only time in the history of the city that snow has fallen. It also fell in The Bahamas.

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 06:31 AM (t2KH5)

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There are still some Americans over in that third world muzzie shithole who are being held by terrorists. But of these people why in the hell would a couple with a pregnant wife be hiking around in this lawless hell? And the second question is should the US expend major assets and risk the lives of our military people to free them from their own stupidity?

I figure that we will do little or nothing in these affairs. After all, Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead came about only because Teddy needed something to boost his polls for reelection. Obama is not up for reelection and he is absolutely nothing like Brian Keith and there are no muzzie terrorists who even remotely resemble Sean Connery. (sorry, one of my favorite films but the quote is real.)

http://tinyurl.com/hg47fdd

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 06:31 AM (t2KH5)

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More on the Flint, MI water fiasco that Democrats with the aid of the MFM are trying to blame on Republicans. And Obama has already set up to bail them out with federal tax money, which is unconstitutional.

http://tinyurl.com/zfzkczg

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 06:32 AM (t2KH5)

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The British Parliament is getting ready to vote on a proposal raised following a petition initiated by crackpot Suzanne Kelly following Trump's call for a temporary ban on muzzie migration to the US until proper vetting can be done (which has been and still is falsely reported by the MFM as a permanent ban). Trump has fired back and said if he is banned all that investment he was planning on making in Scotland will be cancelled.

http://tinyurl.com/h8usy9o

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 06:32 AM (t2KH5)

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In case you missed it in the comments yesterday and the ONT RIP Glen Frey of the Eagles at 67. He had some major illnesses hitting him all at one time.

http://tinyurl.com/jqa7wk3

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 06:32 AM (t2KH5)

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Ohio will pay $5.3M to the family of a black man shot by a university cop who had stopped his car for not having a front license plate after an altercation ensued. The university agreed to pay the blood money extortion before the trial of the cop even begins. The university also agreed to free tuition for his 12 children.

http://tinyurl.com/h84y3vl

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 06:32 AM (t2KH5)

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Meanwhile protesters from a subchapter of the BLM terrorist group blocked the westbound lanes of the Bay Bridge between Oakland and San Francisco. They cited black health matters what ever the fvck that means. They will probably be let go with zero punishment and few charges if any, which is why this kind of shit will continue.

http://tinyurl.com/hjm9tj2

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 06:33 AM (t2KH5)

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Black race baiters are upset that there are no black people nominated for an Oscar and want Chris Rock (host) to boycott the event. Everybody with half a brain knows that the nominating committee has long been driven by whatever PC crusade is popular at the time they choose. And blacks are no longer the cause celebre of the Whoreywood elite. The current PC push is muzzies and homosexuals.

http://tinyurl.com/z8o5g3b

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 06:33 AM (t2KH5)

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Major snowstorm predicted from NC to NYC so you Morons in that area get prepared. This is fulfilling the predictions made by the Old Farmer's Almanac which is hugely more accurate than NOOA which has become more tied to politics and the global warming scam than real weather.

http://tinyurl.com/gwahwax

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 06:33 AM (t2KH5)

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The Pentagon is considering giving a "retroactive" demotion to retired General Petraeus over his classified information affair. But Scankles will walk. And how can a retroactive demotion be legal? Wouldn't that be the same as an ex-post facto law?

http://tinyurl.com/jm7p5kj

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 06:34 AM (t2KH5)

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I am feeling a bit scared about my health today. I would appreciate prayers for health, courage, and peace of mind. Thank you.

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The RNCe has officially cancelled the scheduled debate in Feb with MSDNC.

http://tinyurl.com/jag6tlg

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 06:34 AM (t2KH5)

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The three Americans kidnapped in Baghdad were taken by Iranian militia. Another great foreign policy win for the Choom. When you pay blood money to kidnappers and terrorists to retrieve hostages and not punish the perp country you get more hostages. But a race baiting FSA lawyer probably doesn't understand this.

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Scankles tried to get companies to invest in Ghana by touting their 23 cents an hour wage while pushing the $15/hour minimum wage here. Sounds like she is pushing for more companies to leave the US, which the Democrats accuse the Republicans of pushing.

http://tinyurl.com/gwxvcga

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 06:34 AM (t2KH5)

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An Iranian American freed by Obama's prisoner swap and blood money payment has decided to remain in Iran. Something smells "fishy" here.

http://tinyurl.com/h24hyhr

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 06:34 AM (t2KH5)

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Obama says he plans to make "audacious" use of illegal executive orders in his last year in office. How is this any different than the past 7 years of his corrupt regime? Congress has allowed him to run wild with no restraint whatsoever.

http://tinyurl.com/zw37woy

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 06:35 AM (t2KH5)

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Pam Geller: The nation that gave us the Magna Carta is dead. Well Pam, the US is running as fast as Obama and the Como-Dems can push it to the same grave.

We hit Peak Chocolate a few years ago. Basically, all of the land in the world that can grow the stuff is doing so, and conflicts in a few countries have crimped the supply further. Unless we learn to grow it in a climate controlled environment, it's just going to keep going up in price steadily.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 06:49 AM (J+mig)

I don't remember the exact phrasing, but Ayn Rand once said that you could tell your society was doomed when the law offered no protection to you, but never failed to protect the thugs. Definitely seems to apply here.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 06:52 AM (J+mig)

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32 The problem, of course, J.J., is that, should you acquaint one of these pieces of scum with the second amendment, you will come face to face with the reality of prison rape, practiced to its fullest.

And still we have people at the HQ insisting that anybody listening to Trump is a brain-dead rube.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at January 19, 2016 06:48 AM (X6fMO)

NYC has changed, and not for the better. Yes, it has been liberal for a very long time, but it has become (for lack of a better word) pussified recently. I blame Bloomberg and his drive to create Disneyland on the Hudson. But that's not all of it....

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35 I don't remember the exact phrasing, but Ayn Rand
once said that you could tell your society was doomed when the law
offered no protection to you, but never failed to protect the thugs.
Definitely seems to apply here.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 06:52 AM (J+mig)

Bastiate said it first in his treatise, The Law. This is a summary version:

The same Cultural Marxist insanity behind #GamerGate have been increasingly, and laughingly, been trying to go after Heavy Metal. Much as with #GamerGate, the Social Justice Warriors are increasingly outing themselves as being not part of the sub-culture, but external enemies that seek to only destroy.

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>>>The Pentagon is considering giving a "retroactive" demotion to retired
General Petraeus over his classified information affair. But Scankles
will walk. And how can a retroactive demotion be legal? Wouldn't that be
the same as an ex-post facto law?....Unfortunately Officer Promotions are not actual law and the Secretary of the respective branch can do pretty much what he wants to.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at January 19, 2016 07:03 AM (iONHu)

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I need to break out my Hell Freezes Over DvD and give it a fresh watch and listen. Dayum, but that thing was recorded over 20 years ago.

In honor of MLK Day yesterday, I spent a good chunk of the day beating on little white balls with my collection of long clubs. Winter has been mostly absent here on the MS coast this year; I've seen a light frost only once. And the Mardi Gras parades are already rolling here.

*looks at oil prices, ponders the 10 different predictions of peak oil over the years*

Posted by: GnuBreed at January 19, 2016 07:10 AM (gyKtp)

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A useful backgrounder on the Flint Water disaster
http://bit.ly/Flinth20

Posted by: Tmitsss at January 19, 2016 07:10 AM (Pa9vP)

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I haven't been following the Demoncrats poll numbers, but my daughter tells me that Hillary is in free fall in Iowa and New Hampshire (though still leading nationally). I wonder what happens if Democrats in South Carolina don't turn out for her; could she lose three in a row and still be the front-runner?

We hit Peak Chocolate a few years ago.
Basically, all of the land in the world that can grow the stuff is doing
so, and conflicts in a few countries have crimped the supply further.
Unless we learn to grow it in a climate controlled environment, it's
just going to keep going up in price steadily.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 06:49 AM (J+mig)sounds like an opportunity. how hard is it to grow the trees?

What I don't think Abe was ever doing unless it was at CTW and Sesame Street was IV drugs and/or Vitamin C(ocaine)...

Rock's a hard knock life unless of course you're a zombie.

//K Richards esq

Posted by: sven10077 at January 19, 2016 07:14 AM (g8Hfr)

84I saw my first Jeb commercial this morning. It was
really just an attack on Rubio, which is fine with me, but said nothing
about Jeb other than "Leadership!" Posted by: Bernhard Goetz at January 19, 2016 07:06 AM

I find it amusing -- and telling -- that the attack ads we're seeing (at least in the NE) are attacks on low-polling, ain'tgonnahappen candidates, paid for by supporters of other low-polling ain'tgonnahappen candidates.

I mean, does anyone care if Heb! doesn't like Rubio? Or that Rubio doesn't like Heb!? Or that neither likes Krispy Kreme?

Of course NBC/Mar(x)ist has Barney Zanders up 13 points over Duh Donald....

so there's that.

Posted by: sven10077 at January 19, 2016 07:15 AM (g8Hfr)

87I find it amusing -- and telling -- that the attack ads we're seeing (at least in the NE) are attacks on low-polling, ain'tgonnahappen candidates, paid for by supporters of other low-polling ain'tgonnahappen candidates.

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77 I wonder what happens if Democrats in South
Carolina don't turn out for her; could she lose three in a row and still
be the front-runner?

Posted by: MTF at January 19, 2016 07:11 AM (Txwwy)

About the only Democrats left in SC are blacks and I predict a very low turnout for them this year. Scankles just does not appeal to them and despite commie Sanders pandering to BLM I don't think he will do much better.

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 07:20 AM (t2KH5)

94Yeb! sent out a DVD in SC I believe wherein he had a captive audience....

It confirms some suspicions I had about the Bush family ability to land a blow back at Juan Queeg's gang's undermining of alleged GOP goals...

in essense I think Bush the younger was content with selling out all GOP principle and not at all bothered by McCain's asshattery in 2003-2009....

which means I wasted a lot of emotional energy here for a lot of years.

Posted by: sven10077 at January 19, 2016 07:22 AM (g8Hfr)

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Anyone who has ever owned a swimming pool knows you run two tests, several times a week. Ph level and chlorine.

Apparently Flint water personnel couldn't be bothered with running a simple test for ph. So that overly acidic water entered the system which corroded the pipes and leeched lead into homes.

But it's the fault of republicans, not the water authority personnel, who I bet are 100% democrats.

Posted by: lace wigs at January 19, 2016 07:22 AM (fbovC)

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CBD, I was here in NYC when Bernie defended himself on that train. Most New Yorkers at the time were pleased as punch he did what he did, all except a certain 'entitled to rob' minority of hue. I knew no one who wanted Bernie prosecuted for defending himself from members of the Dindu tribe.

Yes, he done good. Pretty soon, we will all be Bernie Goetzes, this time with the added 'fun' of muzzies as target practice.

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About the only Democrats left in SC are blacks and I
predict a very low turnout for them this year. Scankles just does not
appeal to them and despite commie Sanders pandering to BLM I don't think
he will do much better.

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 07:20 AM (t2KH5)

Still some dems in low country....they'll prolly vote in GOP primary.

Posted by: BignJames at January 19, 2016 07:23 AM (j7iSn)

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CNN: making a big deal of this....CNN's Sunlen Serfaty reports on Donald Trump's stumbles while attempting to connect with Christian voters ahead of the Iowa caucuses.

Posted by: Colin at January 19, 2016 07:23 AM (InayV)

103Apparently Flint water personnel couldn't be bothered with running a simple test for ph. So that overly acidic water entered the system which corroded the pipes and leeched lead into homes.

And now back to "Preventive Maintenance and the Washington, DC Metro."

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101 Still some dems in low country....they'll prolly vote in GOP primary.

Posted by: BignJames at January 19, 2016 07:23 AM (j7iSn)

The low country, especially around Orangeburg, has a large percentage of black population, there's also a few counties in the NE part of the State like that. But I just don't think they will turn out w/o Obama.

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 07:27 AM (t2KH5)

109Trump is nothing more than a reincarnation of Republicans circa 2004, if you're old enough to remember '04 and you're still falling for the same lies then yeah, you're a brain dead rube.

So am I to presume that the other GOP candidates aren't blatantly lying through their teeth?

Rubio isn't going to do a damned thing about immigration;!Jeb won't take a dump without CoC approval;Cruz isn't getting rid of the IRS;Christie won't decimate the ass-kissing, rainbow flag-waving timeserving officer corps infesting the armed forces;

- and so on, down through John "Did I mention dad was a mailman, just like you proles?" Kasich.

They're all lying. I just happen to find Trump's lies more amusing than the others. And the fact that he throws MFM reporters out of his events and eschews "civility" for a punch in the face is the icing on the cake.

As Ace said, a lot of the Trump hate is virtue signaling. Were !Jeb proposing a temporary ban on Muslim immigration and a wall along the Mexican border paid for by Mexico, the NRO types would be stroking their chins and discoursing about his "tough, but necessary" policy statements, because the words came from Jeb - from the mouth of one of the gentry class. Trump is, in Spy's immortal phrase, a "short-fingered vulgarian," and no matter what he proposes, the GOPe and their allies will find a way to oppose it simply by virtue of Trump being "Trump."

Sounds like typical Union labor to me. When people aren't rewarded for competence or punished for incompetence, when the amount of work done in a day doesn't make any difference, when you can't be fired for anything short of being caught standing over someone with a smoking gun (and even then sometimes not), then nobody lifts a finger and everything goes to hell.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 07:37 AM (J+mig)

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MTV is beyond parody now... no one could belittle their "Social Justice" bulls**t more then they:

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Vic that is what I figured. Iran is merely rotating its crop of hostages for a fresher batch.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 19, 2016 07:39 AM (lJ28Y)

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To put it another why, Trump is probably lying. The rest of the GOP field is most definitely lying.

Posted by: V the K at January 19, 2016 07:35 AM (O7MnT)

Yeah. That's about how I see it, too. And that's why I'm voting for Trump. He might be a weasel, but just about everybody else with any shot of winning at all is either known to be one, or has serious weasel flags sticking up all over the place.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 07:39 AM (J+mig)

134The sad thing is that after so much hard work to clean up the city, De Blasio is letting it slide back into chaos. Or maybe pushing it.....

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at January 19, 2016 07:29 AM (Zu3d9)

When you have Whack Shacks in Times Square, . . . I remember the days when you had to drop a quarter in a video booth to do such things.

BTW, have you read about the 'Human Rights' legislation the City Council passed? IIRC, if you call someone a faggot or a tranny or any other politically incorrect words, you can be subject to a fine of $250,000. Proggies just luvs them some free speech, as long as it's their free speech. I'm waiting for someone, probably will end up being me, to challenge that abrogation of my 1st Amendment right.

I need to go walking, got lazy the last 5 days b/c "weather" and "wife was home."

Posted by: sven10077 at January 19, 2016 07:44 AM (g8Hfr)

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Well 54,100 words in on story. Over 31,000 words since January 2nd. Golden Gate Bridge gone. Reports of cannibalism are false. And got President-elect Chelsea Clinton flying in. Meanwhile my team of amateur sleuths might be closing in on what they were hired to find.

So progress. And I know this isn't the sequel to Golden Isis but please support me? https://www.gofundme.com/8k4zdgw9

An idiot radical started a petition for that and enough of their imported muzzies voted for it to force a vote by Parliament. That is what you get when you have uncontrolled migration into the country.

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 07:47 AM (t2KH5)

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140 Serious question: Have any of you ever had the thought "Hey, I should go backpacking on the Pakistan/Afghanistan border?"
Posted by: Circa (Insert Year Here) at January 19, 2016 07:41 AM (659DL)

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How do you get a 5 month pregnant woman to hike?

I believe it is called "extreme hiking" some sort of hipster fad where you go to extremely dangerous areas. Those 3 who taught in Syria and then decided to go hiking in Iraq on the border of Iran and were captured by the Iranians until they coughed up 5 million bucks -- they were accused of "extreme hiking" I suspect they thought their lefty I hate Boosh creds would protect them. Guess not.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at January 19, 2016 07:47 AM (iQIUe)

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"But of these people why in the hell would a couple with a pregnant wife be hiking around in this lawless hell?"

If I had to guess, it would be to prove their Liberal bona-fides. "See? We're not like that Cowboy Bush! We're in solidarity with the people who hate America!"

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at January 19, 2016 07:49 AM (B8JRQ)

155I believe it is called "extreme hiking" some sort of hipster fad where you go to extremely dangerous areas.

Pussies. Try "hiking" through Detroit or Chicago after dark if they want real danger.

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Not a horror story per se. Just wanted some 'interesting' background stuff to complicate things. And nothing complicates rebuilding after an earthquake like a national politician flying in to express 'sympathy.'

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Serious question: Have any of you ever had the thought "Hey, I should go backpacking on the Pakistan/Afghanistan border?"
Posted by: Circa

The memory is burned, burned! into my brain!
There I was, Christmas of '68, sitting on the Paki/Afghanni border.
-A Gore
Morning all. Back from a four day weekend.

Posted by: rickb223 at January 19, 2016 07:54 AM (ct0K5)

169The problem, of course, J.J., is that, should you acquaint one of these pieces of scum with the second amendment, you will come face to face with the reality of prison rape, practiced to its fullest.

In Texas any citizen is authorized to use deadly force to prevent the commission of a felony. Organized gang misdemeanors rise to said felony level - which is why you don't see that going on here. And by the way attempting to intimidate anyone over the age of 65 is a felony.

Two Dutch, pro-immigration filmmakers published a video Saturday of themselves getting brutally robbed at a refugee camp in Calais, France, known as 'The Jungle.'

Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at January 19, 2016 07:57 AM (fWAjv)

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These rapes by muslims have been going on for years. The gov of the UK and EU have covered it up and have the attitude that the women and girls shd shut up, lay back and enjoy it. I dont want to ever hear about the equality of women/girls over there when they are treated like fk toys.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at January 19, 2016 07:58 AM (iQIUe)

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"Oh boo hoo. Typical lefties they're all solidarity with the cause right until it affects them."

Tribal protection is what allows the common Lefty to sit in smug assurance that the can do whatever they wish with impunity.

Up until the Tribal culture shifts leftward, and your personal culture does not.

Then, you are suddenly outside the protection and acceptance of the Tribe.

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Teen suspect detained for terror attack
15-year-old allegedly responsible for stabbing Dafna Meir to death in Otniel has been captured in a Palestinian city, apparently acted alone.

I am sure his mother is proud of him and I don't mean that as sarcasm!

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 19, 2016 07:59 AM (kzdjp)

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Socialists never understand that their 'ally' who is the enemy of their enemy is not and never was their ally.

See the Iranian intellectuals who sided with the Ayatollahs to kick the Shah out.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 19, 2016 07:59 AM (lJ28Y)

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'But I guess living under such deplorable conditions the less creative, intelligent and ambitious are very likely to become small criminals, because they've got nothing higher to aim at,' Engels said.

FFS

Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at January 19, 2016 07:59 AM (fWAjv)

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welp no more rotations to west texas. find out today if that means rotations to kurdistan

Posted by: the real ch3 at January 19, 2016 08:00 AM (IG5KL)

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The teenager will do some prison time and his family home will be destroyed. I hope they are banished from the West Bank, too.

I can't believe the Germans aren't to the point of snapping over this shit. If they don't stand up now there won't be anything left. Of course the same can be said of here so maybe the face the same problem of a stupid population.

Posted by: TheQuietMan at January 19, 2016 08:01 AM (45oDG)

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So, one of the five hostages in Iran isn't coming home. And no one seems to know who the hell he is.

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I hear from my morning radio news that Trump is "inauthentic" because he was SOOOO DUMB that he said "2 Corinthians" instead of "2nd Corinthians."

As if the news drone reciting this latest outrage had the first damn clue that Christians say "2nd." But she sure did get that note of pique in her voice just right when she was reading it.

Incidentally, she was trying to suggest that the people in the audience were laughing at Trump. I'm informed by a reasonable source that they were actually laughing WITH him and came away pretty happy and convinced that he's a guy who takes their concerns seriously.

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Did you read about the people having their own parade on motorcycles ad ATVs in Florida? The BLMs are pissed off. Heck, it's a holiday and many hobby clubs go on rides. Are we going to be forced now to attend MLK events? Bet they will try it.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at January 19, 2016 08:05 AM (iQIUe)

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I would think by now the Luftwaffe would have retired all their Tornadoes since the Taifun is operational...

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 19, 2016 08:05 AM (lJ28Y)

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Can't they tape flashlights to the wings?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at January 19, 2016 08:03 AM (ptqRm)

No room...They taper the noise makers for dive bombing there like they did with the WW2 Stuka

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Wow, this Oscars' foofaraw is really bringing out the terribly mistreated victims of a lack of diversity. Millionaire victims.

Tragic.

Posted by: Fritz at January 19, 2016 08:14 AM (UzPAd)

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I see the ONT officially took notice of the unemployment rampant in French Muslim Jihadi circles.

My work is finished here.

Posted by: Marie "Milkmaid" Harf at January 19, 2016 08:15 AM (Txwwy)

217At some point, we should start getting royalties for our design work here.

Remember, we are a Smart Military Blog, or something like that.

Our efforts to insure interoperational synergy and increased readiness are matched only by our innovative realization of mature systems integration to achieve the desired results of combat operability in all theaters of operation.

I'm waiting for the BLM "folks" to decree "Martin" entertainment awards in lieu of the Oscar. Only POTCB (People Of The Color Black) are eligible, although anyone can be nominated, you just can't vote for them.

Hillary could be the Master Conductor of Ceremonies using her well honed dialect skilz, unless she's too tahred, or in prison.

Posted by: Hrothgar at January 19, 2016 08:16 AM (wYnyS)

220Wow, this Oscars' foofaraw is really bringing out the terribly mistreated victims of a lack of diversity. Millionaire victims.

I'm looking forward to not watching it again this year.

An industry awards show where beautiful people give awards to other beautiful people for being beautiful. The People's Choice Awards have more credibility.

223Our efforts to insure interoperational synergy and increased readiness are matched only by our innovative realization of mature systems integration to achieve the desired results of combat operability in all theaters of operation.
Posted by: BackwardsBoy at January 19, 2016 08:15 AM (LUgeY)

No mention of "diversity," "climate change," or "international partners." You are hereby retroactively demoted.

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On January 19th, 1942 the U-123 under the command of Hardegen sank the Latvian steamer Cilvaira and the American ships City of Atlanta and Norvana. Also damaged the American ship Malay. All off the Eastern seaboard of the US.

Dutch couple Engels and Marx. He's a pro-open society drone. Marx, well she's converted to Islam and wears a burqa. Talk about an 'explosive' story.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 19, 2016 08:07 AM (lJ28Y)

You need to include the mandatory happy go lucky gay couple.

Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at January 19, 2016 08:19 AM (fWAjv)

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On the radio morning show, (DFW), on the news breaks, they are repeatedly mentioning that Trump messed up quoting the bible yesterday to catcalls and rumbling. This is a ABC affiliate that carries Rush.. Morning show is jokes and topics of a light nature. It's funny, cause I watched that speech on youtube last night and it went very well. The crowd was in his pocket. Funny how the media distorts what they want, no?

Posted by: Yip at January 19, 2016 08:20 AM (e7T6D)

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If I was in the Academy I would nominate Shaun King just for shits and giggles.

Link goes to a picture I would title "Fundamental Transformation" It depicts America's transformation from a nation of slender, hard-working, hope-filled people with strong faith and intact families into a country of fat slobs buying cheap Chinese crap from Walmart.

It also implies that the Illuminati brought this about using chemtrails and cell-tower-mind-control beams.

Jan 19, 1944 - The EZ Dog Journals
Ground haze and cool. British pushed up then CA'd and forced to withdraw. 10 Corps well across Garigliano in south. Moving in behind Majo mass. 46 Div moving across river in front of Maggiore tonight.
II Corps shoves off across Rapido tomorrow. Brigade moves to new CP vic Lungo tomorrow. 2-77 moving to new positions north of Lungo tonight. Light day today, only 28 rds fired in entire Brigade. Col S----- came back from 5th Army with a Legion of Merit.

This Allied push across the Garigliano and Rapido rivers was timed to coincide with the Anzio invasion, in order to divide the Germans' attentions. In response to the British crossing of the Garigliano River Field Marshall Kesselring moved two divisions from south of Rome down to counter the British advance (having received flawed intelligence that no Allied amphibious attack was imminent).

The German counterattack prevented the British from taking high ground to the south of the site of the American advance across the Rapido tomorrow- which would leave the American 36th (Texas) Division exposed to withering German artillery, beginning tomorrow, with devastating results.

I've always thought it would be hard to top CDR Salamander's mission statement, but we're getting close!

Proactively From the Sea; an agent of change leveraging the
littoral best practices for a paradigm breaking six-sigma best business
case to synergize a consistent design in the global commons, rightsizing
the core values supporting our mission statement via the 5-vector model
through cultural diversity.

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>>Black race baiters are upset that there are no black people nominated for an Oscar...

I know that politics is downstream from culture, but Hollywood hot issues like pay equality (mega-star Jennifer Lawrence is paid as much as mega-star Bradley Cooper) and no blacks nominated for acting awards is epitome of 1st world problems. Why should any of us care? Clean up your own industry and stop whining to us --- the people who will be charged the same ticket price regardless of how much the female lead is payed, and regardless of how diverse the cast is.

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"Hey, guys, if we use dissimilar metals we can save a lot of weight!"

As a young Sailor, not yet wise in the ways of metals and seawater, I was assigned to painting and preservation on the main deck port aft enclosed passageway on our Knox Class Frigate.

That is when I discovered that the structure above the main deck in areas was an aluminum alloy, and the structure below was steel. And where the two metals touched? Oh boy.

Retractable Helo Hanger had steel gear racks fastened to an aluminum bed. All separated from physical contact by a polymer tape between the two. Galvanic corrosion would build and push out between the stationary bed, and the racks to the point that the racks would be displaced, and the hanger could not be retracted, or extended.

Interesting, if the helo was in the air, and you had to retreat the hanger to allow the helo to land.

254
"It officially sucks." One problem many Ace readers have is- They have this Ayn Rand "Let it burn" attitude. If you are really Americans you should be standing up to fight, run for political offices to fix it from the inside out, and take it back; not rolling over and letting it happen.

Posted by: Rex at January 19, 2016 08:28 AM (9nmLG)

255
I just love it when atheists and cynics of religion and specifically Christianity inform me how the bible is read and what it says and what this or that "means" to Christians... like Christians think in linear tracks... all the same... on everything. Like there was no reformation, or protestant movement or evangelical bust off, much less how weird and left some denominations have become since the 60's.... and they're all "Christians". Heh.

257The predicted 19F here and we got 14.5 instead. The
sun has been up for an hour and we are just now hitting 17F. But this
will be the next "warmest Winter" in history from NOAA. Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 08:26 AM

We're at 15 right now. Seems to have dropped slightly in the last hour.

More and more, the forecasts are for a shit-ton of snow this weekend.

I can hardly wait....

Posted by: MrScribbler at January 19, 2016 08:29 AM (ZPz7d)

258
My sister and her husband, pre-kids, were into trekking - so they trekked the Ana-Purna circuit, and trekked to K2 base camp. However, this was also pre-9/11, and they always did this trips with a paid travel group, not off on their own.

Of course they're all lying, and Trump hatred is virtue signaling just as Trump worship is tribal signaling, but if all you're looking for is a slightly more entertaining clown show then yeah, trumps your guy.

Janet Hubert (Aunt Viv) from Fresh Prince of Bel Air had something to say about it on YouTube. I'm thinking some alcohol was involved, but no matter. She wonders why Will Smith isn't saying anything but Jada Smith is instead speaking for him. Also points out that during contract negotiations for Fresh Prince, Will Smith was content to leave everyone else in the ensemble out in the cold while he negotiated his big paydays.

265NO more melting pot. Each for their own. Civil War
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 19, 2016 08:27 AM

It's dat ol' debbil Mainstream Culture that has given Jada and Will and their spawn the fatcat lifestyle they now enjoy.

Posted by: MrScribbler at January 19, 2016 08:33 AM (ZPz7d)

266
257
"It officially sucks." One problem many Ace readers have is- They have
this Ayn Rand "Let it burn" attitude. If you are really Americans you
should be standing up to fight, run for political offices to fix it from
the inside out, and take it back; not rolling over and letting it
happen.

Posted by: Rex at January 19, 2016 08:28 AM (9nmLG)

I did my part for politics in this country. I co-founded a movement that nearly a quarter of the country identifies with. It got wrested from the grassroots, dominated by money and charlatans, and had its credibility shredded by outright lies from a media that's become the modern Soviet Pravda.

What more do you want, blood?

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 08:34 AM (J+mig)

270
Couldn't some German engineering wizard, or a guy with some tinted plastic wrap and tape, figure out a way to dim the cockpit lights enough to make them flyable at night? Sounds like poppycock.

Posted by: Lincolntf at January 19, 2016 08:34 AM (2cS/G)

271Jada Pinkett Smith Calls on Blacks to Separate from Mainstream Culture Over White Oscars Controversy Yeah, I mean, they have the BET awards , right? I hate to be divisive, but it's in the air.... I hope all the blacks in Hollywood boycott the Oscars. Make a big deal out of it. Petard. Some hoisting required.

The HQ already has one Captain America in Iron Grampa...speaking of which how is he?

Posted by: sven10077 at January 19, 2016 08:35 AM (g8Hfr)

273Of course they're all lying, and Trump hatred is virtue signaling just as Trump worship is tribal signaling, but if all you're looking for is a slightly more entertaining clown show then yeah, trumps your guy.

I feel like supporting Trump is the political equivalent of wearing sweatpants in public; it's a a signal you've given up and just don't care any more.

280
Local news is just as bad as national. Full of liberal bs. The powers that be are afraid of Trump. After all, he could upset their cushy lifestyles, make them live by the laws they pass, have an AG that will go after a few of them, etc.

283
The predicted 19F here and we got 14.5 instead. The
sun has been up for an hour and we are just now hitting 17F. But this
will be the next "warmest Winter" in history from NOAA. Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 08:26 AM

We're at 15 right now. Seems to have dropped slightly in the last hour.

291
283
Local news is just as bad as national. Full of liberal bs. The powers
that be are afraid of Trump. After all, he could upset their cushy
lifestyles, make them live by the laws they pass, have an AG that will
go after a few of them, etc.

293
>>I can't believe the Germans aren't to the point of snapping over this shit.

Oh, they are getting pissed - we're just not hearing much about it. There are all sorts of vigilante groups (Soldiers of Odin, Cologne is Watching), some who patrol and report suspicious activities, some who take a more active role, such as burning down refugee centers and pelting refugee buses with bottles and rocks.

Naturally, the German, Swedish police are coming down hard on the vigilantes.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 19, 2016 08:41 AM (NOIQH)

294
So basically we paid $1.5 billion for the Iranian prisoners, did I get that right?

303Proactively From the Sea; an agent of change leveraging the
littoral best practices for a paradigm breaking six-sigma best business
case to synergize a consistent design in the global commons, rightsizing
the core values supporting our mission statement via the 5-vector model
through cultural diversity.

Now that right there is some authentic frontier gibberish. The Johnson family would be proud.

So all ethnic groups must be represented for awards, whether deserved or not. Is that it? Yes, apparently so. And if the Oscars started to sub-divide categories, ie. Best Actor/White, Best Actor/Black, Best Actor/ Hispanic...would they scream and kick? Why, yes. Yes, they would. There is no making these people happy. Racial divide now, racial divide always. It's really a hopeless cause to ever think we're going to be a colorless society.

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 19, 2016 08:46 AM (pVkEV)

306
I just pondered something that made me smile. Saudi's buy a nuke and nuke Iran. The remainder of the M.E. does nothing. Millions dead in Iran, but country unable to respond and goes inert. Oil prices rise. Yellen announces that the entire National Debt was coded on a disc in a box accidentally stored at the U.S. Consulate in Tehran. Money for nothing and chicks for free! Enjoy.

Posted by: Yip at January 19, 2016 08:47 AM (e7T6D)

307"It officially sucks." One problem many Ace readers have is- They have this Ayn Rand "Let it burn" attitude. If you are really Americans you should be standing up to fight, run for political offices to fix it from the inside out, and take it back; not rolling over and letting it happen. Posted by: Rex at January 19, 2016 08:28 AM (9nmLG)Some of us are pretty damned tired of saving assholes from the consequences of their assholery. As I've said before, I no longer want justice. I want revenge.

The actress who played Scarlett's slave maid, didn't she one time remark "I'd much prefer to play a maid than be one" in answer to black critics who were attacking her for playing those roles? Or was that another black actress?

315
I am officially out of the "be shocked when the MSM decides Trump or Cruz has done something scandalous" game. Trump goes off on Cruz? I don't care. Cruz is "polarizing" with his NY values comment? I don't care. Not going to do what they want - make a big deal of the dust-up between the two of them and join the circular firing squad.

Also, when it comes to religion, is there anyone worse than Obama at misquoting the bible? He's based his whole legacy on his intentional misinterpretation of the "Brother's Keeper" remark in the bible. Cain was not endorsing socialism, dumba$$. And "sin is when I am out of alignment with my values" and "Jesus was a great teacher" --- whaaaaat the #$@! is he talking about? He's not God.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 19, 2016 08:51 AM (NOIQH)

316
278 - All that shows is after dropping them as a sponsor they couldn't arrange for another. That said, thank god, enough debates on schedule already, probably too many.

Posted by: anon a mouse - now with more puppy! at January 19, 2016 08:52 AM (C9pBZ)

318
I can't believe the Germans aren't to the point of snapping over this shit.

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Same here. I have no idea when Merkel's term is up. But it's well past time for Germans to light torches, grab pitchforks and head to her office. This woman needs to be dragged out by the hair of her head and thrown out of office yesterday. Every rape of German women, every assault of the German citizenry is 100% on her hands. It's appalling. It's shocking. It's mind-boggling what she's done to that country. Now and...even worse...for the future of Deutschland.

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 19, 2016 08:52 AM (pVkEV)

319
298 So basically we paid $1.5 billion for the Iranian prisoners, did I get that right?

Posted by: @votermom at January 19, 2016 08:42 AM (cbfNE)
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No quite right. That was just the down payment.

Posted by: ThisBeingMilt at January 19, 2016 08:53 AM (MbrzC)

320The actress who played Scarlett's slave maid, didn't she one time remark "I'd much prefer to play a maid than be one" in answer to black critics who were attacking her for playing those roles? Or was that another black actress?

You're right, Anna. That was Hattie McDaniel: "I'd rather make $700 a week playing a maid than earn $7 a day being one."

Look how many countries in Africa, for example, depend on the income from oil exports,'' Schwab said in an interview prior to the WEF's 46th annual meeting, scheduled to begin in Davos later this week. ''Now imagine 1 billion inhabitants, imagine they all move north.''

328
I thought the $1.5B was the interest we're paying to the Iranian scum for the sanctions put in place during the '80/'81 hostage crisis. So, the American taxpayer gets to pay these murderous totalitarians for holding American citizens hostage. Lovely. If that's not FUBAR, I don't know what is.

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 19, 2016 08:58 AM (pVkEV)

329
The news is so routinely bad these days that I've taken to consoling myself with musing-out loud- about Planck's constant.

332The Eagles and Glenn Frey made some great music. And so I was excited to see them in concert about 15 year ago in Denver. But in between every second - third song they stopped and made political comments harshly criticizing the Bush administration. Its was so irritating that people began to yell at the Band from the audience to knock it off.

334
Blasting over all the airwaves in NH is an ad from Conservative Solutions PAC attracting Chris Christie's record. This is a PAC supporting Rubio. Is this Rubio's plan for success? Attacking someone with no more than 3% support? Yeah, I want this guy as POTUS (NOT).

Posted by: OurCountryIsScrewed at January 19, 2016 08:59 AM (jxbfJ)

335his intentional misinterpretation of the "Brother's Keeper" remark in the bible.

I missed that one, but I may have been using that newspaper for a wall.

Posted by: George Obama at January 19, 2016 08:59 AM (RrDm2)

336
Obama wants to outrage us.I expect him to really ramp it up in this last year.

Posted by: steevy at January 19, 2016 09:01 AM (8HTq1)

337
And in other entertainment news, Madonna apparently showed up three hours late and drunk to her own concert before proceeding to insult Kentuckians at the Louisville concert.

My car hates weather below 29ish degrees and is sluggish driving so I drove it a little more before getting on the freeway this morning and the check engine light came on. So, hoping that's not a big deal.

Posted by: Lea at January 19, 2016 09:03 AM (lIU4e)

347
Lily, I've seen them twice in concert. The first time was several years ago, and they did the same thing. Especially during their performance of "Dirty Laundry." They made sure to have a big screen behind them while flashing multiple pictures of Fox News. I did see them about 6 months ago and they weren't as blatant. Still, my love for the band dropped over the years and never recovered because of their political asininery. Especially Henley.

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 19, 2016 09:03 AM (pVkEV)

348
317 The actress who played Scarlett's slave maid, didn't
she one time remark "I'd much prefer to play a maid than be one" in
answer to black critics who were attacking her for playing those roles?
Or was that another black actress?

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 19, 2016 08:51 AM (lJ28Y)

That was the Hattie McDaniel who played Mamie in GWTW. He biggest critic was the racist NAACP. He reply was

"Why should I complain about making $700 a week playing a maid? If I didn't, I'd be making $7 a week being one."

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 09:03 AM (t2KH5)

349
Sven, with all her millions one would think she could afford Cher's team of special effects artists.

351
322 Same here. I have no idea when Merkel's term is up.
But it's well past time for Germans to light torches, grab pitchforks
and head to her office. This woman needs to be dragged out by the hair
of her head and thrown out of office yesterday. Every rape of
German women, every assault of the German citizenry is 100% on her
hands. It's appalling. It's shocking. It's mind-boggling what she's done
to that country. Now and...even worse...for the future of Deutschland.

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 19, 2016 08:52 AM (pVkEV)

Mobs are lighting torches and hitting the street. But they are burning out some of the muzzie pest holes.

Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 09:05 AM (t2KH5)

352The police should side with the protesters.Posted by: Pollyanna at January 19, 2016 09:00 AM (GKF1b)The protestors don't sign their paychecks.

(Denounce self. Joseph Lucas is unfairly maligned. He was a workaholic and a philanthropist, also a teetotaler, which is what killed him. He never made an electric appurtenance is his life. He made gas fixtures, and they were really good.)

This sounds like the work of Jasper Maskelyne.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 19, 2016 09:06 AM (xq1UY)

355I mean, does anyone care if Heb! doesn't like Rubio? Or that Rubio doesn't like Heb!? Or that neither likes Krispy Kreme?

The more-money-than-brains syndrome is working overtime.

Posted by: MrScribbler at January 19, 2016 07:15 AM (ZPz7d)

This is a play for relevance if there's a brokered GOP convention or if it looks like there will be one.

FL has a shit-ton of electoral votes, if either Rubio or Jeb! outright wins FL's primary votes, then-

they can bootstrap themselves straight into a position on the ticket.

Big chunk of votes equals chunk of power big power at least through the first or second votes.

Posted by: naturalfake at January 19, 2016 09:06 AM (KUa85)

356
I am officially out of the "be shocked when the MSM decides Trump or Cruz has done something scandalous" game. Trump goes off on Cruz? I don't care. Cruz is "polarizing" with his NY values comment? I don't care. Not going to do what they want - make a big deal of the dust-up between the two of them and join the circular firing squad.

I watched an Eagles documentary a while back that talked about how Glenn Frey and Don Felder almost got into a fight onstage because Felder said something bad about some lib pol, that ended up being the reason Felder left the band.

The Republican National Committee (RNC) is awarding the Feb. 26 Houston, Texas, debate it has taken away from NBC News to CNN, Breitbart News has learned from RNC sources. CNN will moderate the debate along with National Review and Telemundo--two outlets that were scheduled to moderate the Feb. 26 Houston debate with NBC News--and with Salem Communications.

374
About 20 degrees here, Jane the dog enthusiastically followed me to the backyard for her morning game of fetch. Promptly sat down in a sunny spot, not interested in moving. I guess I know her low temperature limit now.

Posted by: Lincolntf at January 19, 2016 09:13 AM (2cS/G)

375
@364 That's right. The electric business was his heirs. @366 Yes, Frey went to the mat for...Alan Cranston. Youth movement.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 19, 2016 09:13 AM (xq1UY)

376
>>I call shenanigans. When has he ever had a "full day" in office?

378I watched an Eagles documentary a while back that talked about how Glenn Frey and Don Felder almost got into a fight onstage because Felder said something bad about some lib pol, that ended up being the reason Felder left the band.

The story is up on Insty. Apparently the Eagles were doing a fundraiser for Alan Cranston and when they were thanked, Felder said, "you're welcome - I guess", which pissed off Frey.

That somewhat reminds me of the time Al Gore met Courtney Love and said that he was a big fan of hers. She snapped back, "Name a song!" Which he couldn't.

379
Why the fuck would I want to- or have to- be a politician? Let them burn.

Posted by: t-bird at January 19, 2016 08:36 AM (w/iDp)

Well, you can be stupid and ugly, but if you can get elected you get interns, graft the likes of which you wouldn't believe, and immunity from prosecution for almost anything, so long as you vote in lockstep with the Cartel directive of the day!

Posted by: Hrothgar at January 19, 2016 09:16 AM (wYnyS)

380
Bernie kicks the homeless out on the coldest night of the year, but Trump said "two."

385
Which-to-hell year was it when the Eagles swung the election by changing their endorsement after their favorite son dropped out? Seemed to me it was Carter after Moonbeam.

We all hate TV and Hollywood because they not-very-secretly hate our guts, and take our money to undermine our way of life. Yet teardrop after teardrop you are all willing to take this crap from the rock-n-roll industry, which in your young lifetimes has never been anything but a subset of the Hollywood regime (and perhaps in olden times was even worse than that). Something HM Navy officer Noel Coward said about the power of cheap music?

Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 19, 2016 09:18 AM (xq1UY)

386
385 Bernie kicks the homeless out on the coldest night of the year, but Trump said "two."

387Well, you can be stupid and ugly, but if you can get elected you get interns, graft the likes of which you wouldn't believe, and immunity from prosecution for almost anything, so long as you vote in lockstep with the Cartel directive of the day!

Don't leave out the required blowjobs you have to give to the anti-Christ George Soros...

388
Okay, so I'm a bad person, but the first thing that popped into my head when I heard Glenn Frey had died (after the general "aw man," and "sucks for his family") was "Huh. I guess he finally found a way to leave.

405
I would like to point out that at no time in human history other than today would a weak and low-population state be allowed to control a vital resource needed by the great powers. Without mercenaries of some kind, most likely us, the Persians, weak as they are themselves, will go through the House of Saud like shit through a goose.

406
The funny thing about the Oscars is... it's all such complete BS. For YEARS they've nominated and awarded little golden statues to complete and utter crap movies... because it was someone's turn... or Womens! or Blacks!... or politics!... they routinely ignore really good directors, producers, actors that don't tote the line or kiss the right ass... or make movies in a genre that is frowned upon.

I'm up for the " you don't like it here? They're planes leaving everyday " movement.

Posted by: Yip at January 19, 2016 09:26 AM (e7T6D)

407- or Rubio or Jeb! landing a knockout soundbite punch during the remaining debate-

I don't see that happening.

A big part of Yeb!'s early trouble was his poor polling down here. He was an adequate governor, but his subsequent cozying up to teh Hildabeast and his support for amnesty did him in.

America is becoming sick and tired of Progressives and their anti-American progressivity. 'Bout damned time...

He replied in a very general, say-nice-things-about-the-guy-'cause-he-was-there way to a question at an even Brown was hosting. Anyone who thinks of that as an endorsement of Brown as veepee wasn't listening.

I seem to remember when segregation was a bad thing. Oh well. Ms. Smith, I am very sorry that the pretentious asshole liberal white people did not invite the pretentious asshole liberal black people to their nationally televised circle jerk. I will of course be boycotting the academy awards. However, I have not watched that boring shit ever so you will have to be content with me NOT watching it twice as hard as I had intended....You're welcome.

Posted by: JB1000 at January 19, 2016 09:32 AM (16OL0)

423
>>BTW, were there any decent movies with black actors who should have been
nominated? I can't think of anything that even had buzz this year.

In any given year you could mention Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. No, he's not a classical actor, but he's fun to watch and is known for his ability to revive a franchise --- he gets people into theaters and makes Hollywood a ton of money. Oh, wait, forgot that the Oscars aren't about that, they're about rewarding actors who who to type really well in precious, Lefty movies - so he should play a slave, pimp, drug dealer or something.

Also, Denzel Washington in anything because the dude makes every film he's in better. Loved him in "The Equalizer" remake.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 19, 2016 09:32 AM (NOIQH)

424
Anybody want to make British Female Impersonator jokes about the SAS?I worked the material for a few minutes, but I don't think we have standing here.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 19, 2016 09:33 AM (xq1UY)

425
@414... not really. That was speculation ... just because Trump was nice to Brown at a BBQ and didn't immediately shoot down that awful idea. Trump is smart enough not to offer the VP to a RINO who would offer no regional votes for the ticket and can't get elected to jack squat anymore.

I predict Trump will go Cruz or other candidate in race as VP... or he's going to reach for the moon and grab someone that would explode heads. I'm counting on the 'spodey heads pick... like say.... Governor Abbott. Bam!

To be fair, Trump had previously said he would love Oprah to be his running mate. Trump bellows all kind of crisp depending on the moment and the crowd he's talking to.

Posted by: Max Rockatansky at January 19, 2016 09:37 AM (qbqnC)

441
So if you know of furry bear videos on youtube talking bout the fed and "the goldman sachs" thing\meme, Paul took that concept and put out a funny web ad (probably not effective - just funny imho).

Considering what passes for "mainstream culture" today, that's actually not a bad idea. Too bad she doesn't call on blacks to embrace the culture of Benjamin Banneker, Frederic Douglass and George Washington Carver, not to mention Allan West and Thomas Sowell.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court agrees to review Obama plan to shield up to 5 million immigrants from deportation.

Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at January 19, 2016 09:40 AM (fWAjv)

445Jeb has two fatal problems, and they are closely intertwined. The first is, on key issues like Amnesty and Common Core, he is way to the left of the mainstream.

The second is his inauthenticity. Nobody believes Jeb is a conservative; he's a Big Gov moderate like his dad and his brother.

If he ran as a Big Government moderate, he would at least consolidate the Establishment vote behind him. But by trying to pass as conservative, he only succeeds in alienating both wings.

Well, yeah, there's that too.

I don't think he's outlined one thing he'd actually do to reverse our downward slide. He should really just give up and throw his support behind someone like Chrispy Chreme. You know, a real Repumpkin.

446I predict Trump will go Cruz or other candidate in race as VP... or he's going to reach for the moon and grab someone that would explode heads. I'm counting on the 'spodey heads pick... like say.... Governor Abbott. Bam!
Posted by: Yip at January 19, 2016 09:33 AM (e7T6D)

If Trump gets the nod, I'm getting the impression he would go through 3 or 4 VP selections before the general election was held.

A lot of people have gone from "wonderful" to "horrible" in the span of mere hours lately. Not just Cruz. By lately, I mean about 6 months.

Posted by: Bandersnatch, let all the children boogie at January 19, 2016 09:42 AM (1xUj/)

450
440 Also, Denzel Washington in anything because the dude makes every film he's in better. Loved him in "The Equalizer" remake.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 19, 2016 09:32 AM (NOIQH)

'Two Guns' with him and Wahlberg is an awesomely fun flick.

Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at January 19, 2016 09:35 AM (fWAjv)
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Both movies were better than I expected them to be.

Posted by: ThisBeingMilt at January 19, 2016 09:43 AM (MbrzC)

451
Over at CNBC... top o page... Supreme Court agrees to hear Obama appeal on his immigration plan. Heh. I read somewhere else this might happen so the court could reach in and settle this over- reach. I hope they have the votes and we're not going to get the shaft... again.

Posted by: Yip at January 19, 2016 09:43 AM (e7T6D)

452I'm going to have a hard time taking anyone serious
who thinks he was remotely serious and not just being polite to the
event host who was on stage with him.
Posted by: ThisBeingMilt at January 19, 2016 09:41 AM

A lot of people hear things Trump doesn't say.

Doesn't surprise me. A lot of those people don't hear things other candidates DO say.

455
456 -
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I hope they have the votes and we're not going to get the shaft... again.

Posted by: Yip at January 19, 2016 09:43 AM (e7T6D)
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Always expect the shaft from them, if it doesn't come then consider it a one-off bonus at this point.

Posted by: ThisBeingMilt at January 19, 2016 09:44 AM (MbrzC)

456
I've always contended that that was the primary use for a burqa: to hide weapons and attackers.

Shoplifting.

Posted by: ugg boots at January 19, 2016 09:44 AM (fbovC)

457
Just now eating breakfast. I always liked the Eagles music and pretty much ignored their 'opinions'.

Posted by: Eromero at January 19, 2016 09:44 AM (b+df9)

458
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court agrees to review Obama plan to shield up to 5 million immigrants from deportation.

Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at January 19, 2016 09:40 AM (fWAjv)

In what must surely be unrelated news, one bright spot among all of the economic malaise is the continued overperformance of tar and feathers on futures markets. Analysts and insiders are baffled as to why the two unrelated commodities are exhibiting such unusual behavior, given a lack of related industrial demand.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 09:45 AM (HalrA)

459
OK, so I've found out that in 2009, Trump was praising Obama as "a pretty good president" and donated to the campaigns of Harry Reid and Rahm Emanuel.

I am distrusting Trump more and more. Why should we believe that he is any less likely than Rubio or Jeb to shit on conservatives if elected?

Yep! Loved it when he confronted the scary Russian dude and says, "I made a promise to someone I loved years ago [to give up his shady past]. But for you, I'll make an exception."

Posted by: Lizzy at January 19, 2016 09:46 AM (NOIQH)

465I hope they have the votes and we're not going to get the shaft... again.

The majority opinion will be written by Anthony Kennedy. And will be based on Fifty Shades of Grey, a bit of twine he found in the third bathroom stall at the Pentagon City Nordstrom's, and some chicken bone castings.

That's more, SAS!!!...F*ck Yeah!!!, since most of the British leaders are pansy-pantsed surrender wienies. I have very great respect for the British military, and the SAS in particular-they are stand up types. Plus, I dated an SAS officer before hubby. I felt very, very safe.

Posted by: Bandersnatch, let all the children boogie at January 19, 2016 09:42 AM (1xUj/)

Lousy tasting duck (actually a coot) with an even worse tasting liver and other assorted foul (heh!) innards that makes an even worse tasting dirty rice.

Yuck!

Posted by: naturalfake at January 19, 2016 09:47 AM (KUa85)

472That's more, SAS!!!...F*ck Yeah!!!, since most of the British leaders are pansy-pantsed surrender wienies. I have very great respect for the British military, and the SAS in particular-they are stand up types. Plus, I dated an SAS officer before hubby. I felt very, very safe.

Posted by: Moki at January 19, 2016 09:46 AM (7q2ch)

True true.

They also sent coordinates and the US hellfired their ISIS asses.

*don't tell TFG

Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at January 19, 2016 09:48 AM (fWAjv)

473
>>>>I am distrusting Trump more and more. Why should we believe that he is
any less likely than Rubio or Jeb to shit on conservatives if elected?

Especially if he's considering Scott Brown for VP.....He is not considering Brown for the VP slot. That was an off the cuff joke.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at January 19, 2016 09:48 AM (iONHu)

474
To those who say Trump isn't a real conservative. I say so what? If a Trump admin secures the border, takes care of our military, gives some tax/regulatory reform, and basically lets Jeff Sessions advise and pick the judges, and just held the line on virtually everything else..it would be the greatest conservative advance in 25 years!

If Trump happens to be the tool our side uses to achieve those things that we've wanted for 25 years, why not use it?

Jeff Sessions would be President Trump's most trusted ally in the Senate. Think about that. JEFF FUCKING SESSIONS. That means we would have a solid conservative in the Senate in Trump's ear at all times and on every major big issue. This is good, people!

477
He replied in a very general,
say-nice-things-about-the-guy-'cause-he-was-there way to a question at
an even Brown was hosting. Anyone who thinks of that as an endorsement
of Brown as veepee wasn't listening.

--

That's exactly the way I took it, too.

Posted by: Lady in Black at January 19, 2016 09:49 AM (pVkEV)

478WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court agrees to review Obama plan to shield up to 5 million immigrants from deportation.

Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at January 19, 2016 09:40 AM (fWAjv)

It's a TAX!

Posted by: CJSC Dread Roberts at January 19, 2016 09:49 AM (wYnyS)

479
That's more, SAS!!!...F*ck Yeah!!!, since most of the British leaders are pansy-pantsed surrender wienies.

482A lot of people hear things Trump doesn't say. Doesn't surprise me. A lot of those people don't hear things other candidates DO say.Posted by: MrScribbler

The age of absolute refusal to RTFA -- or even scan the F'tweet, before rushing off to type.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 19, 2016 09:50 AM (kdS6q)

483
To those who say Trump isn't a real conservative. I say so what? If a Trump admin secures the border, takes care of our military, gives some tax/regulatory reform, and basically lets Jeff Sessions advise and pick the judges, and just held the line on virtually everything else..it would be the greatest conservative advance in 25 years!

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What leads you to believe that Trump will lead the way on tax and regulatory reform - or would pick good justices?

Posted by: SH at January 19, 2016 09:50 AM (gmeXX)

484
.He is not considering Brown for the VP slot. That was an off the cuff joke.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at January 19, 2016 09:48 AM (iONHu)

OK, I'll accept that. What about donating to Reid and Emmanuel campaigns? What about telling Larry King that Obama was "a pretty good president" in 2009? Was that an off the cuff joke too?

486Jeff Sessions would be President Trump's most trusted ally in the Senate. Think about that. JEFF FUCKING SESSIONS. That means we would have a solid conservative in the Senate in Trump's ear at all times and on every major big issue. This is good, people!

In the off-season, there was talk of him running for office again as the Team GOPe show pony.

Governor of TBD, if I recall.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 19, 2016 09:52 AM (kdS6q)

489
If a Trump admin secures the border, takes care of our military, gives some tax/regulatory reform, and basically lets Jeff Sessions advise and pick the judges, and just held the line on virtually everything else..it would be the greatest conservative advance in 25 years!

*****

To paraphrase WJC, that all depends on what the meaning of 'if' is.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at January 19, 2016 09:52 AM (NeFrd)

490
If Trump gets the nod, I'm getting the impression he would go through 3 or 4 VP selections before the general election was held.

A lot of people have gone from "wonderful" to "horrible" in the span
of mere hours lately. Not just Cruz. By lately, I mean about 6
months.

Posted by: jwb7605 at January 19, 2016 09:41 AM (DofIg)

****************As in, "You're fired!"?

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at January 19, 2016 09:53 AM (5f5bM)

494
464 OK, so I've found out that in 2009, Trump was praising Obama as "a pretty good president" and donated to the campaigns of Harry Reid and Rahm Emanuel.

I am distrusting Trump more and more. Why should we believe that he is any less likely than Rubio or Jeb to shit on conservatives if elected?
Posted by: Donna and V. (sans ampersands at the present time) at January 19, 2016 09:45 AM (u0lmX)

If, IF he continues to run the way he has, as a conservative firebrand whipping the effete failed GOP leadership at every turn, why should this be a negative? We need some public conversion stories, an unavoidable narrative of "I thought these things I've accepted as normal were ok too, but I realized they're not."

We need our countrymen to break up with socialism. His entire appeal is that he's not a republican. And that's good, because we only need a few people to break our way to start turning things around.

If they approve his lawlessness, then we'll know for sure that the constitution really is dead and gone.

I just hope we get a scorching majority opinion, written by Scalia, and featuring "constitutional law scholar" Barry Soetoro/Obama's own traitorous admissions that the president lacks the constitutional authority to do what he did.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at January 19, 2016 09:54 AM (a31sM)

497Levin made a good point which I think many have forgotten/lost amidst all the noise. The next President will nominate up to 4 SC Justices.Posted by: Golfman

So because of that, he'll spend the time and energy and political capital (to the extent he has any) on trying to get tax and regulatory relief?

Posted by: SH at January 19, 2016 09:55 AM (gmeXX)

499
>>>>>OK, I'll accept that. What about donating to Reid and Emmanuel
campaigns? What about telling Larry King that Obama was "a pretty good
president" in 2009? Was that an off the cuff joke too?....Seriously who cares? I don't. Trump is Trump and as far as I am concerned he is the best of a bad lot. Cruz is the second worse IMO. Way too much Trump gotcha stuff going on all over the place.

Bottom line to me is Trump is not part of DC the problem (at least yet) .

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at January 19, 2016 09:55 AM (iONHu)

I'm voting for Trump but not because I trust him, I'm voting for Trump because I trust him more* than any of the pond scum that inhabit the swamps of DC!

*admittedly, more is relative here, but it is a non-trivial "more"!

Posted by: Hrothgar at January 19, 2016 09:56 AM (wYnyS)

505
I've never fully trusted Trump, but at this point, I distrust everyone else more and by a good stretch. They're all shady, but Trump is a one man wrecking ball with all the right enemies. Even if he doesn't deliver what I want and screws me over, he's still going to make the Establishment squeal like the corrupt little pigs that they are.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 09:57 AM (HalrA)

507
What leads you to believe that Trump will lead the way on tax and regulatory reform - or would pick good justices?
Posted by: SH at January 19, 2016 09:50 AM (gmeXX)

The justices are the gray area. There's no indication he would even know where to start with that. It will come down to who he picks for his team. We'll know before the election what kind of ideas he's going to give traction based on personnel he starts picking up.

508If you're voting for Trump because you trust him, I have some nice ocean-front property to sell you in Phoenix.
Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - Fire-hooks and Rock Salt for sale at January 19, 2016 09:51 AM

If you want to play this game, we can do so all the way through November. And beyond.

You -- or anyone -- can name a politician you "trust." Others can point out reasons said politician is untrustworthy, then tout their own trusted choice. Rinse and repeat, ad infinitum....

Posted by: MrScribbler at January 19, 2016 09:58 AM (ZPz7d)

509
And if the SC rules against him what are the odds he keeps doing it anyway?

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I might actually have some respect for him if he just stood up and said the Court was wrong and did the opposite.

Posted by: SH at January 19, 2016 09:58 AM (gmeXX)

510
"If they approve his lawlessness, then we'll know for sure that the constitution really is dead and gone."

511
As much as I dislike Roberts and wish he was not on the SC because of his Obamacare decision, I have to admit he has been a very conservative jurist otherwise .

Posted by: Max Rockatansky at January 19, 2016 09:59 AM (qbqnC)

512
His entire appeal is that he's not a republican. And that's good, because we only need a few people to break our way to start turning things around.

Posted by: Ghost of kari at January 19, 2016 09:53 AM (xuouz)

No, his entire appeal is that he's blunt and says unPC things. And I don't get why you think he'd "break our way" once elected. I envision a scenario where he immediately starts cutting deals with the establishment and tells the conservatives who voted for him to f off, they don't know how to negotiate like he does.

I think the GOPe would much rather see him elected than Cruz, because they know Cruz wouldn't cut deals. That's why they hate Cruz.

And if we get an Establishment Republican, they'll all be in the Roberts Kennedy vein.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 09:59 AM (HalrA)

515
And also, if this country is going to go down to Socialism or go down as a gong show, then fuck it, I'll take the gong show.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 10:00 AM (HalrA)

516
As much as I dislike Roberts and wish he was not on the SC because of his Obamacare decision, I have to admit he has been a very conservative jurist otherwise .

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Mixed feelings. Take away Obamacare, and he has been quite good. But you should be judged on how you decided the most important of cases. On the biggest one in his court. He failed. Twice.

Posted by: SH at January 19, 2016 10:00 AM (gmeXX)

517
Trumps opportunistic butthurt on this whole "NY values" thing has surprised me. I just never saw him play such a calculated "why is everyone picking on us?" victim-card before. He's been toughing out every other political attack he's faced, but now, not so much.

Weird. Leaves a bad taste.

Posted by: MTF at January 19, 2016 10:01 AM (LISuA)

518
And if we get an Establishment Republican, they'll all be in the Roberts Kennedy vein.

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That is simply pure hyperbole. Reagan nominated Kennedy. Bushes appointed Thomas and Alito. Is the record perfect - no. But to suggest that a Bush or Rubio would only nominate someone like AK is disingenuous.

Posted by: SH at January 19, 2016 10:02 AM (gmeXX)

519I am distrusting Trump more and more. Why should we believe that he is any less likely than Rubio or Jeb to shit on conservatives if elected?

I make it a point to never trust politicians, celebrities, or billionaires. Trump is all three.

522
If you're for a protectionist/ isolationist foreign policy combined with a socialist domestic policy that includes taxing the rich and a single payer healthcare system, Trump is your man. At least you'll get your wall. Maybe.

526
I make it a point to never trust politicians, celebrities, or billionaires. Trump is all three. Posted by: V the K at January 19, 2016 10:02 AM (O7MnT)

But you can't trust a man who spends more on hair products than most men do on food, either. So it's a quadruple negative, which means it's positive again.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 10:04 AM (HalrA)

527And if we get an Establishment Republican, they'll all be in the Roberts Kennedy vein.

Sad to say, even a Souter is more than marginally better than Ginsburg. We are in a bad way when 4 of 5 justices can be expected to vote today's party line without even a doubt. You notice that no one ever bothers to speculate on how they will vote. We already know.

528I'm voting for Trump but not because I trust him, I'm voting for Trump because I trust him more* than any of the pond scum that inhabit the swamps of DC!

I'm starting to come around to Donald Trump's Hair because IMO he'd be better able to achieve some of the societal change we need. He's been in the public eye his whole life and knows how to persuade people.

I watched some of his speech at Liberty U yesterday and was once again reminded of how good he is in before a crowd. He talked about undoing a lot of the damage the leftards have done, about restoring our manufacturing sector, Christianity and a bunch of other topics that I never hear the other imbecile milquetoast RINO candidates mention.

Will he follow through on his campaign rhetoric? I have no way of knowing, but he at least talks about life out here in the real world. I'll have to settle for that at this point, especially after all the years of not hearing about it.

533
522
If you're for a protectionist/ isolationist foreign policy combined with
a socialist domestic policy that includes taxing the rich and a single
payer healthcare system, Trump is your man. At least you'll get your
wall. Maybe.

Posted by: Max Rockatansky at January 19, 2016 10:03 AM (qbqnC)

If we get the wall, we'll be able to fix the rest later. If we don't get the wall, the Dems keep flooding the country with illegals, giving them the right to vote via motor voter laws, and turning the country solid blue.

Allowing yourself to be illegally disenfranchised is not an option.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 10:06 AM (HalrA)

534
Trumps opportunistic butthurt on this whole "NY values" thing has surprised me. I just never saw him play such a calculated "why is everyone picking on us?" victim-card before. He's been toughing out every other political attack he's faced, but now, not so much.

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I wonder if Cruz has out-played Trump on this issue. At first, I thought it a mistake by Cruz and allowed Trump to play the 9/11 card. But it has caused Trump to align with the media the conservative writers and even certain sectors of the establishment. Trump is now saying that no one in Congress likes Cruz. That may actually be helpful to Cruz. We'll see if Cruz gets any movement out of this.

Should Palin's endorsement both come to fruition (there have been clues along the way), and push Trump over the top, emotionalist nationalistic populism will have officially supplanted principled, policy-driven, limited-government conservatism as the currently dominant strain within the American right-wing. I'll leave you with this, because why not at this point?

Posted by: ugg boots at January 19, 2016 10:06 AM (fbovC)

536
Posted by: Bandersnatch, let all the children boogie at January 19, 2016 09:56 AM (1xUj/)

I had wild duck a few months ago that was pretty tasty. I didn't think to ask my friend's husband, the duck hunter, what kind of duck it was. What ducks make good eating?

537
If you're voting for Trump because you trust him, I have some nice ocean-front property to sell you in Phoenix.

===

I trust him more than Cruz.

Mostly because he's a known entity while Cruz is not. And what I know of Cruz is inconsistent with his projected image. No other candidates matter.

Posted by: Bigby's Olive Fingers at January 19, 2016 10:06 AM (3ZtZW)

538The next President will nominate up to 4 SC Justices.
Posted by: Golfman at January 19, 2016 09:53 AM (oxcYa)

Will they all be conservatives with New York values?

Posted by: jwb7605 at January 19, 2016 10:06 AM (DofIg)

539
I'm with Cato on the gong show. Let's get this over with. Burning times. Half the country has finally realized they're soaking in it and being played.

Posted by: Yip at January 19, 2016 10:06 AM (e7T6D)

540
Again, it comes down to a Hobson's Choice between a guy who is probably going to screw us over or a Republican Party we know for a fact is going to screw us over. Posted by: V the K at January 19, 2016 10:05 AM (O7MnT)

Nailed it, and in this case, it's better the devil we don't know.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 10:07 AM (HalrA)

543The justices are the gray area. There's no indication he would even know where to start with that.

I disagree with this statement. He knows exactly what sort of judges he will pick, I believe, based upon his effusive belief that his sister is the best federal judge in New York. I think it's pretty obvious Trump will appoint judges in the arc from Anthony Kennedy to Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Posted by: MTF at January 19, 2016 10:07 AM (LISuA)

544
I Trust Cruz and Trump more than Hillary, Bernie, or whomever Obama and crew slip in at the last minute when Hillary finally reaches rock bottom.

It's that simple. Will not waste any more energy tearing apart either Trump or Cruz. It's what ISIS wants...or something.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 19, 2016 10:08 AM (NOIQH)

545If you're for a protectionist/ isolationist foreign policy combined with a socialist domestic policy that includes taxing the rich and a single payer healthcare system, Trump is your man. At least you'll get your wall. Maybe.

Are you and chemjeff an item? Both of y'all's constant whining is becoming tiresome.

547
Don't take everything Trump says so personally. I found the ny values bullshit distasteful. Obviously, Cruz was talking about liberalism not 911, and Trump knows that too, but he is a knife fighter. He will attack and attack because winning is all that matters. If he becomes POTUS and secures the border, will any of us still care about NY values flare up? I won't since I will be celebrating the border being secure.

548I think the GOPe would much rather see him elected than Cruz, because they know Cruz wouldn't cut deals. That's why they hate Cruz.Posted by: Donna and V

Try diagramming out the Canadian's ever changing position on the TPP, then say that again.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 19, 2016 10:08 AM (kdS6q)

549
No, his entire appeal is that he's blunt and says unPC things. And I don't get why you think he'd "break our way" once elected. I envision a scenario where he immediately starts cutting deals with the establishment and tells the conservatives who voted for him to f off, they don't know how to negotiate like he does.
Posted by: Donna and V. (sans ampersands at the present time) at January 19, 2016 09:59 AM (u0lmX)

Right, but when Ted Cruz or Rand Paul do that, or Allan West, they get pigeonholed as angry racist republicans. Trump hasn't, because that's not his identity. That's what makes him different.

And your prediction isn't any more or less valid than mine. The only thing we can do is listen to what he says.

550
Rumor just seen on FB, Sarah Palin to endorse Donald Trump today (in Iowa?). I don't know how revenant Palin fans and current Trump supporters overlap, but both are "disruptors", so I can see an affinity on that level. The pundits will be apoplectic.

Posted by: Lincolntf at January 19, 2016 10:09 AM (2cS/G)

551
...and anyway, I don't really need to "trust" him all that much to accomplish my goals. Trump's very presence effects the change I want to see. His election would seal that. No more same old same old, sold down the river BS, break that cabal.

553
It's that simple. Will not waste any more energy tearing apart either Trump or Cruz. It's what ISIS wants...or something.

Posted by: Lizzy at January 19, 2016 10:08 AM (NOIQH)

*Golf Clap* This a million times. Let's stop arguing over this. If it's not one of those two, we lose. If it's one of those two, it upgrades to "probably lose." Which is still better than "you lose."

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 10:09 AM (HalrA)

554
I think it's pretty obvious Trump will appoint judges in the arc from Anthony Kennedy to Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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My belief is that Trump in no way wants to use political capital on judges. It is simply not a fight worth having for him. Especially for someone who is pro-choice, pro-gay marriage ... pro NY values. We would be relying on conservative Senators - who are in the minority - to lead this fight. Not a good situation to be in.

Posted by: SH at January 19, 2016 10:10 AM (gmeXX)

555
@540 in this case, it's better the devil we don't know.Although I am sympathetic to your point of view, you are flirting with Godwin.

562I had wild duck a few months ago that was pretty tasty. I didn't think to ask my friend's husband, the duck hunter, what kind of duck it was. What ducks make good eating?

Oh I love duck! Especially wild duck.

Basically ducks that have regular bills and eat tasty plants taste good. Ducks that have long bills with teeth for eating fish don't.

There is a great outdoors writer and artist named Russel Chatham who is mildly profane and interested in all of the sybaritic pleasures of life whose "The Great Duck Misunderstanding" is a recommended read.

Posted by: Bandersnatch, let all the children boogie at January 19, 2016 10:11 AM (1xUj/)

563I believe, based upon his effusive belief that his sister is the best federal judge in New York. I think it's pretty obvious Trump will appoint judges in the arc from Anthony Kennedy to Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Posted by: MTF

Can't possibly vote for him until he denounces his sister and calls her a "law whore".

567
Rumor just seen on FB, Sarah Palin to endorse Donald Trump today (in Iowa?). I don't know how revenant Palin fans and current Trump supporters overlap, but both are "disruptors", so I can see an affinity on that level. The pundits will be apoplectic.

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Seems like a good get for Trump. While pundits do not like her, her endorsement matters. Palin moves voters. As Cruz knows.

Posted by: SH at January 19, 2016 10:12 AM (gmeXX)

568I can't see Palin endorsing Trump over the Tea Party Cruz, but I've been wrong before.

577
Uh, Sarah Palin was a really big supporter of Cruz's Senate run - thought she was fairly instrumental in getting him nationwide attention. Would not presume to know who she likes more in Cruz vs. Trump.

Since Trump's go-to response to actual policy questions is to evade and say "I'll use our best people, not these political hacks" we should see who's advising him and who he indicates would be someone he'd like in his administration.

How on earth is his "I want real businessmen making these deals, not political hacks" not landing with the horde? We're supposed to have a representative government, not an aristocracy.

Posted by: Bandersnatch, let all the children boogie at January 19, 2016 10:11 AM

What's your position on Cold Duck?

Posted by: MrScribbler at January 19, 2016 10:14 AM (ZPz7d)

581
Listen I understand that some people want a Canadian-born, Harvard-educated, Goldman Sachs-connected, permanent government-employee lawyer as President. I know that you really believe that THIS TIME WILL BE DIFFERENT.

583
>>>>I had wild duck a few months ago that was pretty tasty. I didn't
think to ask my friend's husband, the duck hunter, what kind of duck it
was. What ducks make good eating?

Oh I love duck! Especially wild duck.

Basically ducks that have regular bills and eat tasty plants taste
good. Ducks that have long bills with teeth for eating fish don't.

There is a great outdoors writer and artist named Russel Chatham who
is mildly profane and interested in all of the sybaritic pleasures of
life whose "The Great Duck Misunderstanding" is a recommended read.....I love smoked Duck.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at January 19, 2016 10:15 AM (iONHu)

584The country is rapidly dividing between Idiocracy and Atlas Shrugs. And Idiocracy is winning.

Threadwinner, but have to add:"Eedee-OH-cratzy? Zot...ees pledge a reezm!"I met Ayn Rand once.

586
Sessions was first major pol to appear with Trump,
wear the hat, the whole bit. To Trump that is like a mafia level blood
oath. Trust me, Trump will gladly take sessions calls and get advice
from him.

Since coming to our side, he's hung out with a good crowd and made a set of enemies that any man would be honored to have. Everyone else, I worry about who their friends are and who isn't on their enemies list.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 10:15 AM (HalrA)

588
I'm looking forward to the upcoming snowcopolipse and the assured Washington DC government employee exodus and shutdown... for a few days. We seem to win in the rest of the country when DC shuts down.

Pay? Oh, of course, they'll be paid in full as they sit at home and dream up ways to pad their budgets and projects and new office chairs...

I just hope it will be different. But its a hope based on someone who has the same understanding of the Constitution I do, who hails from the same part of the country I do, and who has actually pushed for things that I want.

Posted by: Bandersnatch, let all the children boogie at January 19, 2016 10:17 AM (1xUj/)

593
The Americans kidnapped in Iraq a day ago were kidnapped by an Iranian terror group. There is a leak in the State department that they "hoped" they would hold off on kidnapping more Americans until the hostage/prisoner swap was completed

Posted by: ThunderB at January 19, 2016 10:17 AM (zOTsN)

594
I, for one, welcome our new Cubo-Canadian overlord. I'd like to remind him that as a trusted and influential internet commenter, I could be helpful in rounding up others to toil in his underground poutine caves!

595
Mostly because he's a known entity while Cruz is not. And what I know of Cruz is inconsistent with his projected image. No other candidates matter.

Posted by: Bigby's Olive Fingers at January 19, 2016 10:06 AM (3ZtZW)

Trump is a known entity alright. He's known to have held generally liberal positions for much of his career. He's known to have praised Obama and given money to Emanuel and Reid.

Cruz has made some wrong choices , but there are no perfect candidates. However, once again we see that any departure from doctrinal purity on the part of "the Canadian" (I believe that's what they call Cruz at Daily Kos and HuffPo, as well, nice of you to follow suit) is damning, while anything - anything - Trump has done or said in the past gets a "meh. big deal" response.

in addition to a federal stamp, you need a state hunting license, a waterfowl stamp privilege, and a free Harvest Information Program (HIP) number

for the love of god

Posted by: Feh at January 19, 2016 10:18 AM (/7QNF)

601If you're for a protectionist/ isolationist foreign policy combined with a socialist domestic policy that includes taxing the rich and a single payer healthcare system, Trump is your man. At least you'll get your wall. Maybe.

As I say, I want revenge. And if that means that Trump taxes rich assholes like Bezos and Zuckerberg until their ears bleed, then good. Fuck them all.

608
I'm starting to wonder who I can vote for: Trump is a liberal who talks tough, Rubio is a liberal who talks weakly, Cruz looks and talks like an insurance salesman from 1962, making me wonder if he can get elected even with his opponent in prison, and the rest of the field are McCain Democrats.

Not happy abut this shit.

Posted by: MTF at January 19, 2016 10:20 AM (LISuA)

609
This place goes to shit every election cycle. Some people get absolute fucking rabies.

Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at January 19, 2016 10:20 AM (H7HCV)

610
If Palin endorses Trump, it will help him shore up some pro life/conservative cred. Even if Trump loses Iowa, it will be close, and he will win the next bigger states anyway. Huck won Iowa remember, so who cares really. But if Trump were to win Iowa, it might be over already.

Pretty sad to me that Trump, the NY moderate who just became a conservative as been more consistent in his defense of Sarah Palin over the last several years than the Republican party and even the so called conservative movement who has treated her like shit. She doesn't owe them anything, and she might think that at this point in history, Trump is the tool we need to bring in new voters in the general, peel off 10% of dems usual support, and do things like secure the border finally. More logical than the apoplectic "she would be dead to me" comments would have you believe.

I remember back in the day the blizzard of 73. THAT was a blizzard. We had to shovel DOWN to the barn door to do chores. The drifts covered the glass on the picture window in the living room. We got a TRACTOR stuck in the snow. Once the county roads were cleared .... the snow was higher than the windows on the schoolbus.

One of my best friends lives in NYC and is as conservative as they get, and I grew up in an area that was flooded with economic refugees from New York (Broward County, FL). There's definitely a New York 'tude that transcends party lines, and they get offended and circle the wagons when people from outside start running it down.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 10:21 AM (HalrA)

617
Pretty sad to me that Trump, the NY moderate who just became a conservative as been more consistent in his defense of Sarah Palin over the last several years than the Republican party and even the so called conservative movement who has treated her like shit.

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I don't recall Cruz ever saying something bad about her. I hope she doesn't endorse Trump - because I think her endorsement is yuge - and I know she is a fan of Cruz.

Posted by: Donna and V. (sans ampersands at the present time) at January 19, 2016 09:45 AM (u0lmX)
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Trump donates mostly to who's in power, as he's said and the fact bare that out, it's also not like he didn't donate to Republicans over the same periods, particularly those where he owned property. The D donations get the press, the R's not so much.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/295981520/TrumpRepDonations-2000-2014

in addition to a federal stamp, you need a state hunting license, a waterfowl stamp privilege, and a free Harvest Information Program (HIP) number

Also, ducks and geese are completely familiar with the regulations.

I'd take my kayak way up in the tributaries of the salt marsh, or up in the headwaters of the river that fed them, and the critters were super-spooky. Come around a bend as silently as you can and they still take off in panic.

It's actually quite tricky to sneak up on a huntable duck.

Then I'd go down to my marina, too close to civilization to shoot things, and all of that tasty potential dinner would just paddle around and laugh at me.

Posted by: Bandersnatch, let all the children boogie at January 19, 2016 10:23 AM (1xUj/)

Janet Hubert (Aunt Viv) from Fresh Prince of Bel Air had something to say about it on YouTube. I'm thinking some alcohol was involved, but no matter. She wonders why Will Smith isn't saying anything but Jada Smith is instead speaking for him. Also points out that during contract negotiations for Fresh Prince, Will Smith was content to leave everyone else in the ensemble out in the cold while he negotiated his big paydays.

627
577, I think she likes them both a lot. It could be that Trump's ability to bring in new voters and peel off some normal democrat support in the general might break the tie. If that poll showing Trump would win 25% of the black vote is even close to true, the dems will be humiliated. I am sure she would love to be a part of that, a little revenge if you will. I sure know I would love a national dem humiliation. Then it is our job to influence President Trump, which I think we could do.

Same reason a dentist shooting a lion brings the world to a stop: hysteria as entertainment.

Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at January 19, 2016 10:24 AM (H7HCV)

629
614
Is this going to be another "big thread" day?==========Probably gonna post the "Palin may endorse Trump" rumor and be done for the day . . . .

That's a 2k comment flame war, easy.

Posted by: RoyalOil at January 19, 2016 10:25 AM (fQ/0p)

630
Bring on the primaries and let the chips fall. I haven't seen any Moron be persuaded out of his favorite yet, though I have seen some harden their opposition because of other candidate's supporters.

631
Donna and V.... Trump violates all the old rules. Come on... you said you don't support him and would not vote for him without being forced to. We get it. This election isn't about who's lying or changed their positions or donated to who... when the #1 guy... out front since July is a NON-POLITICIAN who has enormous previous name recognition and who isn't beholden to the media to help get his message out.

I don't want to come across as rude, but continuing to point out Trump weaknesses misses the point. His support is multi-layered and diverse. And I don't think any Trump supporters would tell you they think he'll do everything he says he will.

He's the only one speaking out. He's the guy saying what was impossible to consider talking about prior to June of 2015. Maybe he'll implode... maybe he'll be horrid in office.... but he's going to win it all ... in a landslide... with a Yuge mandate to cajole a bitter Congress into doing a bunch of stuff they otherwise would never have addressed. That's my prediction. Might as well get on the bus with us and enjoy the ride!

Posted by: Yip at January 19, 2016 10:25 AM (e7T6D)

632
Then I'd go down to my marina, too close to civilization to shoot things, and all of that tasty potential dinner would just paddle around and laugh at me.
Posted by: Bandersnatch, let all the children boogie at January 19, 2016 10:23 AM (1xUj/)

----

Canada Geese.

Why are they protected again??? Theyre freakin EVERYWHERE. And they SHIT everywhere. And theyre mean. They are the Democrats of the migratory bird world.

Believe it or don't, alexthechick has been Outside and slept in a tent in the last year.

Posted by: Bandersnatch, let all the children boogie at January 19, 2016 10:25 AM (1xUj/)

634I didn't take you for being a LIV. Have you read his position papers / explanations?Posted by: Max Rockatansky

Are you disputing -- as factually incorrect -- any of those data points just posted?

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 19, 2016 10:26 AM (kdS6q)

635
I wonder what Palin would receive in return for a Trump endorsement? Something, something, Cruz I might imagine.

That's my delusion and I'm sticking with it.

Posted by: ugg boots at January 19, 2016 10:26 AM (fbovC)

636Right, but when Ted Cruz or Rand Paul do that, or Allan West, they get pigeonholed as angry racist republicans. Trump hasn't, because that's not his identity. That's what makes him different.

Posted by: Ghost of kari at January 19, 2016 10:09 AM (xuouz)

People don't think Trump is racist? Why are they debating not letting him enter the UK?

Look, I think the ban is ridiculous lefty bs. I don't believe Trump or Cruz or West are racists. But if you think Trump won't be tarred with the racist brush, you're kidding yourself. Hell, he already has. Everyone with a R after their name will be.

Agreed. I'll take either one, but as I mentioned upthread, DT has far more visibility and is more of a know quantity than is Cruz.

As we've seen in the past 7 years, who occupies the WH is important in steering our society. We have been divided more during TFP's regime that at any time that I can remember and he's the main reason for it as best I can tell.

Trump's popularity would go much further in uniting us, further than TFP was able to divide us. But I still hope there's a place for Cruz in a Trump administration as AG, VP or SCOTUS pick.

I've had the thought that he might be going for the one thing all of his money can't buy - a legacy. And if he really is an opportunist seeking a legacy, he's going to try to deliver as much of what most people want as he can as President, rather than be an ideologue of any stripe, in an attempt to get his mug on Rushmore. Given the choice between populism and representatives who think they are a ruling party, I'll take the populism every time.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 10:27 AM (HalrA)

642
Everyone needs an insurance salesman. Few would have a beer with him. I wish we could combine Cruz and Trump through some sort of mad scientist deal

646
630 Bring on the primaries and let the chips fall. I haven't seen any Moron be persuaded out of his favorite yet, though I have seen some harden their opposition because of other candidate's supporters.
Posted by: Grump928(c) presses tongue to cheek at January 19, 2016 10:25 AM (evdj2)

We're all here because we're pig-headed stubborn bastards with a penchant for haranguing rooms full of progs until they faint from the vapors. At least we're all aware that the real enemy are the global socialists.

The basic math has been done, however. It's Trump or Cruz. We're biting each other's ears off over style, which, while off-putting, is very American.

When did repeating facts become bashing? I agree though that ad hominem and subjectivity directed at a candidate can be bashing.

Posted by: Max Rockatansky at January 19, 2016 10:29 AM (qbqnC)

649
1 Good Morning Morons. Today is Tuesday, January 19, 2016. On this day in 1977 it snowed in Miami. This is the only time in the history of the city that snow has fallen. It also fell in The Bahamas.

Posted by: Vic-we have no party

So obviously global warming started the next day. Incontrovertible.

Posted by: Dirks Strewn at January 19, 2016 10:29 AM (kfcYC)

650
Maybe it's because I just don't care that I don't get this "Anything my candidate does is fine, but anything your candidate does makes him unacceptable." Can't we just accept that none of these guys are perfect and go from there?

656Just doing my part to get you morons lucky this Valentine's Day.
http://tinyurl.com/gtd4ccv
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at January 19, 2016 10:03 AM (fWAjv)

I was afraid this was going to be NSFW! I don't know if there is a white castle in dallas...

Posted by: Lea at January 19, 2016 10:31 AM (lIU4e)

657
617, You are right. Cruz has also been very supportive, which is why there is no way Palin will start attacking Cruz, even if she endorses Trump. Cruz's spokesmouths should realize that and not push their response to her too far (if she does endorse.)

Looking back, when she has endorsed in contentious primaries, she has not gone over the top or even attack the opponent at all. She just focuses on what is good about the endorsee.

659Joe Namath's line of clothing was made in China.Back when I was buying a lot of suits (and looking for deals, since I used them hard), I had a rule of thumb -- the Frencher the designer name, the Chineser the suit. At this point, the Chinese suits are one thing I can't hold against Trump.

The Namath suit was pretty damn good. I wonder who buys Trump suits?

Posted by: Stringer Davis at January 19, 2016 10:31 AM (xq1UY)

660
I roomed with a debater in college one semester. Cruz reminds me of him. When he wanted to convince you of something, he didn't talk. He orated. I have seen some examples of Ted having normal conversations and he seems fine, but when it's anything even semi-official, he's "on", being that debate guy.

I guess I'm in the minority but I'd much rather have a beer with Cruz than Trump. I've seen him interact on the golf course and he's the type of playing partner I avoid like the plague.

Posted by: Max Rockatansky at January 19, 2016 10:32 AM (qbqnC)

662
11 I am feeling a bit scared about my health today. I would appreciate prayers for health, courage, and peace of mind. Thank you.

Posted by: @votermom

Done. Best wishes.

Posted by: Dirks Strewn at January 19, 2016 10:32 AM (kfcYC)

663
540 Again, it comes down to a Hobson's Choice between a guy who is probably going to screw us over or a Republican Party we know for a fact is going to screw us over. Posted by: V the K at January 19, 2016 10:05 AM (O7MnT)

Nailed it, and in this case, it's better the devil we don't know.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 10:07 AM (HalrA)
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That where I come out. + Burn it down factor.

Posted by: ThisBeingMilt at January 19, 2016 10:33 AM (MbrzC)

664
13 The three Americans kidnapped in Baghdad were taken by Iranian militia. Another great foreign policy win for the Choom. When you pay blood money to kidnappers and terrorists to retrieve hostages and not punish the perp country you get more hostages. But a race baiting FSA lawyer probably doesn't understand this.

http://tinyurl.com/zfhk555

Posted by: Vic-we have no party

Like every good business, you should always have some inventory in the hopper.

Kevin Hart, in his SNL opening monologue, did an AtC worthy bit on outside.Very funny.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH_OI3Sfo0U

Posted by: Lizzy at January 19, 2016 10:33 AM (NOIQH)

667647 Canada Geese.
Why are they protected again??? Theyre freakin EVERYWHERE. And they SHIT everywhere. And theyre mean. They are the Democrats of the migratory bird world.

Formerly migratory. When I was a kid the great V formations were a sign of spring or fall. These days I think about 1/3 migrate and the rest just shit on golf courses all year.
Posted by: Bandersnatch, let all the children boogie at January 19, 2016 10:29 AM (1xUj/)

You must live on the eastern slope of the Rockies?
Yesterday, my wife and neighbor went to the gym. When they came out, it took them 15 minutes to clean goose poop off the windshield in the parking lot.
Wife was PISSED.
I walked my dog, and was "threatened" by about 75 of them going through a park.

669
When you stop and think about it, there's nothing new about the Republican party screwing over American voters.

Remember that "giant sucking sound" I told you about?

Posted by: Ross Perot at January 19, 2016 10:34 AM (u5gzz)

670
Look, I think the ban is ridiculous lefty bs. I don't believe Trump or Cruz or West are racists. But if you think Trump won't be tarred with the racist brush, you're kidding yourself. Hell, he already has. Everyone with a R after their name will be.
Posted by: Donna and V. (sans ampersands at the present time) at January 19, 2016 10:26 AM (u0lmX)

Totally, but that hasn't stopped him from garnering support, most importantly crossover support. It's the difference between being shot at and being hit. He isn't a republican, and that means that the poisonous slander, the wholly psychological word-association of "republican" that's stuck to everybody from Palin and Santorum to Scott Walker and Ted Cruz doesn't take with Trump.

and to you, V the K, I'm sorry that this is the world we live in, that style is more important than substance, and that the electorate is on the cusp of accepting the idea that it should be ruled. It wasn't my idea and I don't like it either. But Trump can actually win, convincingly, and he's doing it by repudiating white-tower socialist progressivism and our preening aristocracy.

I'd rather be outside freezing my ass off in a duck blind than pal around with our idiocratic over-funded Political Class

the guys who took bucks with broadheads this season would run a government better than these half-men and screaming witches

best thing we could do for this country is get the kids off the screen and into the woods

stat

Posted by: Feh at January 19, 2016 10:35 AM (/7QNF)

674
I was afraid this was going to be NSFW! I don't know if there is a white castle in dallas...

Posted by: Lea at January 19, 2016 10:31 AM (lIU4e)

Nah, I make sure to tag something if it is NSFW.

*adjusts halo

Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at January 19, 2016 10:35 AM (fWAjv)

675Believe it or don't, alexthechick has been Outside and slept in a tent in the last year. Posted by: Bandersnatch, let all the children boogie at January 19, 2016 10:25 AM (1xUj/)And didn't that little gathering also include All Hail Eris?Dear Penthouse Forum. . .

In the end it boils down to fear. Cruz is the safer choice. He will try to make things better, but he is not the Destroyer.

Posted by: eman at January 19, 2016 10:39 AM (MQEz6)

686When did repeating facts become bashing? I agree though that ad hominem and subjectivity directed at a candidate can be bashing.

When it becomes consistently negative and condescending, that's when.

You and chemjeff both come in with guns a'blazing against Trump. How about channeling some of that anger towards the real enemies, the Prog/Com left? They've actually done far more damage to the country than you two imagine Trump might do.

There are issues, and there are shibboleths. There was someone here posting the other day that the Kelo Supreme Court decision was his single issue Hill to Die on. Don't feel the same way about that issue myself, but chacun a son gout.

Think we all get that a pol will have a series of public utterances and actions over a career, and for the most part, you total up the bill and make a yes/no/maybe decision.

But there are single issue trip wires and deal killers that will vary from person to person.

694
"If it comes down to electing the prettiest candidate, we'll have to go with Marco, despite the combover"

During the O'Malley for Governor wars, I distinctly remember women...educated women..women whom I used to respect for their intellectual capacity say things along the line of "I'm voting for O'Malley, cause he's dreamy looking".

Never underestimate the effect of appearance on shallow minded people.

Yes, Americans are superficial idiot voters. That's why Barry is a two term pres. But my point was that I don't see anybody who is more attractive or has a nicer speaking voice than Cruz on the Dem side.

702
You and chemjeff both come in with guns a'blazing against Trump. How about channeling some of that anger towards the real enemies, the Prog/Com left? They've actually done far more damage to the country than you two imagine Trump might do.

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But aren't we knee deep in the GOP primary. Now is the time to fight for your candidate in the GOP. Regardless of whether such fight actually changes anyone's mind on this thread.

Posted by: SH at January 19, 2016 10:43 AM (gmeXX)

703
I am really not going to be happy if trump supporters are as rabid as palin supporters got...which says nothing about either candidate. Although I'm not curious what my rabid palin loving/severe trump disliking friend would do if palin endorsed trump!

It's actually quite tricky to sneak up on a huntable duck.

Then I'd go down to my marina, too close to civilization to shoot things, and all of that tasty potential dinner would just paddle around and laugh at me.
Posted by: Bandersnatch, let all the children boogie at January 19, 2016 10:23 AM (1xUj

Deer are like that too.

The white ducks on my lake always run away when I walk by, but the weird multicolored ducks just continue napping even when I am walking a foot away. Weird.

The Oscars and other show businesses award shows can't die fast enough to suit me.

Posted by: The Great White Snark at January 19, 2016 10:45 AM (Nwg0u)

708
During the O'Malley for Governor wars, I distinctly remember women...educated women..women whom I used to respect for their intellectual capacity say things along the line of "I'm voting for O'Malley, cause he's dreamy looking".

And O'Malley's "dreamy looks" have gotten him so far in the race that exactly one person showed up for an O'Malley rally a few weeks ago.

721
As for the KELO decision, that was the single worst ruling by the Supreme Court in modern history. It rewrote the Constitution from saying "public use" to "mean "public purpose" which, in fact means anytime they want it.

Private property is the keystone of a free people and it goes all the way back to the Magna Carta. That ruling ended private property which had already been under attack from the the eco-nazi laws and regulations.

723Deer are like that too.
The white ducks on my lake always run away when I walk by, but the weird multicolored ducks just continue napping even when I am walking a foot away. Weird.
Posted by: Lea at January 19, 2016 10:44 AM (lIU4e)

It's was all of the emo city dwellers in the 80s and 90s who throught they'd be cool and rebellious and get a mullet and a snake to take shirtless photos of themselves with. Then when the snakes got big, they released them into the Everglades, where they have no natural predators. Fucking things bred like mad, and they can eat a full-grown deer.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 10:51 AM (HalrA)

726
@ 712 RE: The Revenant.. I will not see it. I watched 13 hours yesterday with a buddy of mine and he said he went and saw The Revenant last week. He said, you know... 13hours was a 2 1/2 hour movie that seemed to go by in an hour... The Revenant seemed to go 5 days. Heh.

Posted by: Yip at January 19, 2016 10:51 AM (e7T6D)

727 I realize, whoever wins, you can then say, I donated to you, but isn't it a bit like betting $100 on red and $100 on black?

729That's too bad. I guess that rule assumes we have Ace of a COB here posting.Posted by: Vic-we have no party at January 19, 2016 10:46 AM (t2KH5)

Right. They're concerned about traffic, i.e. there are a good number of us 'Open Bloggers' that if we all decided to post threads all the time, this blog would descend into chaos. Which ace, naturally, wants to avoid.

731
712 anyone seen The Revenant yet?
guy here at work says it's "powerful" and that Leonard should win a big award for it
my beloved Fehtte won't go see it with me though
Posted by: Feh at January 19, 2016 10:47 AM (/7QNF)

I saw it. I liked it a lot. It's slow, but I like slow-paced movies. It's not an action movie, it's a survival movie. Inaritu's style is beautiful and he made the landscape a main character without ever over-doing it. Tom Hardy's performance has grown on me as I think back on it. Leo did good.

My favorite part was the portrayal of Native Americans. No politics to it, they just were what they were.

Because unlike in most games of chance, the odds for each choice are always WAY better than the 2:1 break-even point.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at January 19, 2016 10:53 AM (j4wsR)

739
It's was all of the emo city dwellers in the 80s and 90s who throught they'd be cool and rebellious and get a mullet and a snake to take shirtless photos of themselves with. Then when the snakes got big, they released them into the Everglades, where they have no natural predators. Fucking things bred like mad, and they can eat a full-grown deer.

So if you cook up a python with a deer still inside, is it a py-eer? A deer-a-thon?

Yes. Though that would include leftists, since they are simply the hipster impulse translated to politics. "I know better than you because I like things that go against common sense!" is the thought process behind every Lefty proclamation ever. Same root cause, different expression.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 10:54 AM (HalrA)

741But aren't we knee deep in the GOP primary. Now is the time to fight for your candidate in the GOP. Regardless of whether such fight actually changes anyone's mind on this thread.

Yes we are. And the only thing I have to evaluate a candidate by is his or her record. Failing that, their words and their stances on the issues.

I'm looking for things to be positive about, since we're still in the evaluation phase. I haven't decided between Trump or Cruz (the rest are a waste IMO), but I find the constant negativity towards either one off-putting.

I'm looking for the best candidate to undo as much of the left's agenda as possible. If that's Trump, then so be it. Same for Cruz. At this point, I see Trump as better capable of doing this than Cruz. Add in the societal aspects of Trump's celebrity status and his potential to steer society back towards some type of sanity (and away from the freakishness of late) and I'm almost ready to jump the Cruz ship.

742
Back in the days of my yoot, a guy I worked with was telling me about the time his wife (a certified 10 on the hawt scale) went to a Eagles concert without him. He said she hooked up with Glenn Frey after the concert and when she came home she was coked out of her mind and her panty hose were on inside out. They divorced shortly afterwards.

Posted by: Hank at January 19, 2016 10:54 AM (3rpaY)

743
So if you cook up a python with a deer still inside, is it a py-eer? A deer-a-thon?

The tighter they grip, the more slips through their fingers. They're watching their utopian dream implode in front of an unwavering reality that refuses to acquiesce, and it's driving them out of their minds.

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 10:56 AM (HalrA)

748Trump supporters respond to Trump saying Scott Brown would make a fine VP. "Well, he didn't really mean it. You have to put that in context."

He said he was 'straight out of central casting' which I took to mean he's a good looking guy and would make a pretty vice president. Which is a hilariously trumpish thing to say and probably means nothing.

Posted by: Lea at January 19, 2016 10:56 AM (lIU4e)

749
My fear is that Trump is this cycle's Goldwater. Not in philosophy, but in pattern of candidacy. Strident, strong appeal, but scary to large swaths of the population. The progs/media will use that, as they did against Goldwater.

Moderates/LIVs, who are conditioned to believe it anyhow, will be easily convinced that Trump is evil and destabilizing.

He tweeted out that attacking Cruz for his NY values statement is
bullshit. He was not talking about 9/11 - he was talking about
liberalism.

Well done, George.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at January 19, 2016 06:35 AM (zLP1L)

THIS^^^ I've been screaming at the TV for days. Was so happy to see Maet mention it in the ONT. When Sandra Lee's live-in tells conservatives they're not welcome in his state, I believe him. And NYC elects a commie mayor? Ugh.

753712 anyone seen The Revenant yet?
guy here at work says it's "powerful" and that Leonard should win a big award for it
my beloved Fehtte won't go see it with me though
Posted by: Feh at January 19, 2016 10:47 AM (/7QNF)

Wife went with a friend and enjoyed it.
I told her I wasn't all that interested because I had read a lot about Hugh Glass and dislike movies that distort actual history, which is too easy to do to "mountain men" movies. "Jeremiah Johnson" does not even come close to the real John Johnson history.

She said "well, he lived through it".
I said "That time. Yes. He ended up getting killed by Indians a few years later".
She got a sad on with that "news."

Posted by: jwb7605 at January 19, 2016 10:58 AM (DofIg)

754So if you cook up a python with a deer still inside, is it a py-eer? A deer-a-thon?

Just waiting for an enterprising taxidermist to mount a python head with deer's antlers. I would totally display that.

756
Drudge saying Jerry Falwell Jr and Palin will be endorsing Trump. If that happens it's game over for Cruz.

Posted by: Hank at January 19, 2016 10:59 AM (3rpaY)

757
I hate these totalitarians, and they seem to be everywhere
the more chaos, the more strenuous the effort to control
it's a vicious spiral, and I don't see improvement

Posted by: Feh at January 19, 2016 10:53 AM (/7QNF)

The tighter they grip, the more slips through their fingers. They're watching their utopian dream implode in front of an unwavering reality that refuses to acquiesce, and it's driving them out of their minds.
Posted by: Cato the Rebel

But that's still compensated eminent domain. The "public use" in this case being rather flimsy, hence the lawsuit.

But, if the government grabbing stuff is the issue, it would seem uncompensated situations like bond cram downs and outright property gnofing without reasonable judicial restraint in property forfeiture cases would be the place to draw the line in the sand.

But again, not my battle.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 19, 2016 10:59 AM (kdS6q)

759
Just waiting for an enterprising taxidermist to mount a python head with deer's antlers. I would totally display that.

Well it wasn't gay and tranny enough and the "experts" know that's more important than kicking the shit out of your enemy

Posted by: TheQuietMan at January 19, 2016 11:01 AM (493sH)

767
@749 Mike... the thing is, they can't tank Trump like they did Goldwater... though they will try. One TV ad sunk Goldwater. Trump is really immune , in a way. Trump can reach the folks via twitter and whatnots and the web that completely undermines the way of the late sixties..

The progs have lost control of the hate narrative. The establishment has lost control on the gates for admission. This time is different. ( I'm counting on it... If I'm wrong.. I'm gonna be real sad )

Posted by: Yip at January 19, 2016 11:02 AM (e7T6D)

768
be cool and rebellious and get a mullet and a snake to take shirtless photos of themselves with.

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Many years ago I prosecuted charges of theft and burglary against a couple of criminal geniuses who apparently thought there was a big hot snake market out there and burglarized a woman's house stealing her two pet snakes. This was just before Christmas but they still couldn't unload the snakes and eventually abandon them in a grocery store parking lot. When I got the victim impact statement, she described how hurt she was that her pets had to endure Colorado winter temperatures in a parking lot before they were rescued. She loved her some snake.

Pretty much all you can do, aside from also voting for sanity and hope it'll take hold this time (I doubt it will, since it hasn't the last few times we've tried, despite strenuous efforts.)

If sanity doesn't win, we're headed to pure chaos. The idiot Lefties thought they could harness it to do their heavy lifting, and Chaos, being the oldest thing in all of existence, was happy to oblige their naivete until they could release it from its bindings. As the old saying goes, old age and treachery beats youth and optimism every time...

Posted by: Cato the Rebel Without a Party at January 19, 2016 11:02 AM (HalrA)

my sense is that the boomers basically lived off the virtue capital of the WWII generation

which, like a coke head, they spent through in no time flat

now we're all living in their cultural flop house, and they're getting all uptight about there being no more money

Posted by: Feh at January 19, 2016 11:02 AM (/7QNF)

771
I am feeling a bit scared about my health today. I would appreciate prayers for health, courage, and peace of mind. Thank you.

Posted by: @votermom at January 19, 2016 06:34 AM (cbfNE)

I'm not the praying kind, but I will give you a virtual hug {{{votermom}}} and my sincere hope that you find strength and overcome your troubles.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 19, 2016 11:02 AM (Z8fuk)

772
Leo doesn't say a word for like an hour and a half. He's just staying alive. Shit goes down. Eventually he has a conversation for the first time since the opening scene. And that's when he won his oscar. I don't care, and I'm not gonna watch the oscars, but he really should.

The movie is able to buck trends in several places, and be very artistic and erudite without going all Terence Malick on you.

775
702 You and chemjeff both come in with guns a'blazing against Trump. How about channeling some of that anger towards the real enemies, the Prog/Com left? They've actually done far more damage to the country than you two imagine Trump might do.

But that's still compensated eminent domain. The "public use" in this case being rather flimsy, hence the lawsuit.

But,
if the government grabbing stuff is the issue, it would seem
uncompensated situations like bond cram downs and outright property
gnofing without reasonable judicial restraint in property forfeiture
cases would be the place to draw the line in the sand.

But again, not my battle.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 19, 2016 10:59 AM (kdS6q)

If you look at some of the takings they have done on Long Island you would not call it "compensated". In one case I saw they paid a guy $20,000 for a one acre lot with 150 foot of water frontage. Of course he sued.

In Kelo they took the property to give it to someone else who was a crony. And then it was never used. It was outright theft and blatantly unconstitutional,

I'll be the first to admit I am not fully informed of the timeline, etc. but I can tell you this.
Flint has been run by Democrats, in the same vein and with the same attitude, as the Democrats in Detroit for decades. It was finally run almost into bankruptcy when the auto companies shuttered many plants and did a mini version of what happened to Detroit.

Gov.Snyder appt. an emergency manager for the city of Flint in 2011. One of the issues was the cost of water , water that was provided by the Detroit System, which was teetering on the edge of bankrupcty and when the city went, the water system went with it.

Flint's Emergency Manager and others decided that to save money, they would disconnect the city water system from Detroit, who continued to raise rates(that is a totally separate story, remember the protests over people getting their water shut off in Detroit because they hadn't paid a bill in three years?) to become solvent. They decided to join a new regional system that wasn't ready to function yet. So instead, they began to draw water out of the Flint River.

The Flint River drains the "crotch" of the thumb area in Michigan, before it finally empties into Lake Huron. Lake Huron is where Detroit gets it's water from....So try to balance that out, that the Detroit water downstream is better than the water upstream....

Apparently no one noticed, or cared how corrosive the water was. It was so corrosive that it dissolved the old lead solder joints used in the ancient system, putting lead in the water.

So this is a failure of the EPA, the water Dept. of Flint, the Emergency manager, etc.
Not sure at what point the Gov is so guilty that he needs to resign. (which is utter partisian bullshit, the Gov. is Rep.)

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The other day Rootin' Tootin' Putin said that if there had been no Iraq invasion there would have been no terrorist attack in Paris. I guess because there were no terrorist attacks until W invaded the peaceful country of Iraq. Either that or Puty is worried we might elect a leader he won't be able to play stop-hitting-yourself with.

It's okay if you haven't read my posts that have been directed at Hillary or Obama. And I've come' guns a blazing ' only on Trump when it's a Trump post or in response to a Trump comment. If you want a No Trump Critque forum I'm afraid that's not going to happen during the primaries.

I have no problem with valid Cruz critiques based on facts. He's not perfect. I do like defending his record and positions though.

Good for them! But it's so fucking sad. Look at the air photo in that story. One little-bitty Davy Crockett-size nuke could take out the entire Isis command and control complex in a heartbeat, if anyone had the balls to use it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 19, 2016 11:24 AM (Z8fuk)

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I think the EPA should go their job and investigate that methane leak with a bulldozer.

What could go wrong?

Posted by: AE at January 19, 2016 07:51 AM (+ft6G)

If I were one of the affected landowners, I'd just get a drone, rig it with a pocket flare launcher, and fly it into the gas plume and flare it, which is what should have been done from the outset. Making sure, of course, that no dumb workers were close enough to the leak site to get toasted. Flaring is SOP if you have a well blowout, and the escaping gas is threatening the health of nearby residents.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 19, 2016 11:30 AM (Z8fuk)

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756 Drudge saying Jerry Falwell Jr and Palin will be endorsing Trump. If that happens it's game over for Cruz.

Posted by: Hank at January 19, 2016 10:59 AM (3rpaY)
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Well Jerry Jr. Seemed to already do that yesterday, it wasn't official, they're non-profit after all but it was a close as I thought one could get, in fact I figured after yesterday they'd probably be getting an IRS visit.